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Chapter 9
"Why,I’vegotamillionideas..."
Hetalksfullsteamaheadforanotherfiveminutes.Youcantellalotoftheideasareideashe’salreadytalkedoverwithMcMurphy.Hedescribesgames,booths,talksofsellingtickets,thenstopsassuddenlyasthoughtheNurse’slookhadhithimrightbetweentheeyes.Heblinksatherandasks,"Whatdoyouthinkoftheidea,MissRatched?Ofacarnival?Here,ontheward?"
"Iagreethatitmayhaveanumberoftherapeuticpossibilities,"shesays,andwaits.Sheletsthatsilencerearupfromheragain.Whenshe’ssurenobody’sgoingtochallengeit,shegoeson."ButIalsobelievethatanidealikethisshouldbediscussedinstaffmeetingbeforeadecisionisreached.Wasn’tthatyouridea,Doctor?"
"Ofcourse.Imerelythought,understand,Iwouldfeeloutsomeofthemenfirst.Butcertainly,astaffmeetingfirst.Thenwe’llcontinueourplans."
Everybodyknowsthat’sallthereistothecarnival.
TheBigNursestartstobringthingsbackintohandbyrattlingthefolioshe’sholding."Fine.Thenifthereisnoothernewbusiness—andifMr.Cheswickwillbeseated—Ithinkwemightgorightonintothediscussion.Wehave"—shetakesherwatchfromthebasketandlooksatit—"forty-eightminutesleft.So,asI—"
"Oh.Hey,wait.Irememberthereissomeothernewbusiness."McMurphyhashishandup,fingerssnapping.Shelooksatthehandforalongtimebeforeshesaysanything.
"Yes,Mr.McMurphy?"
"Notme,DoctorSpiveyhas.