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Chapter 22

           ButIshouldthinkyouwouldtrysomethingmoreintelligentthanproducingjaundicewithalcoholism."

           "Withwhat?"

           "Withalcoholism.Youheardmesayit."Ididnotsayanything."UnlessyoufindsomethingelseI’mafraidyouwillhavetogobacktothefrontwhenyouarethroughwithyourjaundice.Idon’tbelieveself-inflictedjaundiceentitlesyoutoaconvalescentleave."

           "Youdon’t?"

           "Idonot."

           "Haveyoueverhadjaundice,MissVanCampen?"

           "No,butIhaveseenagreatdealofit."

           "Younoticedhowthepatientsenjoyedit?"

           "Isupposeitisbetterthanthefront."

           "MissVanCampen,"Isaid,"didyoueverknowamanwhotriedtodisablehimselfbykickinghimselfinthescrotum?"

           MissVanCampenignoredtheactualquestion.Shehadtoignoreitorleavetheroom.Shewasnotreadytoleavebecauseshehaddislikedmeforalongtimeandshewasnowcashingin.

           "Ihaveknownmanymentoescapethefrontthroughself-inflictedwounds."

           "Thatwasn’tthequestion.Ihaveseenself-inflictedwoundsalso.Iaskedyouifyouhadeverknownamanwhohadtriedtodisablehimselfbykickinghimselfinthescrotum.BecausethatisthenearestsensationtojaundiceanditisasensationthatIbelievefewwomenhaveeverexperienced.ThatwaswhyIaskedyouifyouhadeverhadthejaundice,MissVanCampen,because"MissVanCampenlefttheroom.LaterMissGagecamein.

           "WhatdidyousaytoVanCampen?Shewasfurious."

           "Wewerecomparingsensations

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