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           Herockedbackandforthinawaytomakeyoudoubtthatthefloorwasstandinglevel."Shewasonegoodtrollerboat,bygolly!"

           Hestartedtoturn,butMcMurphystoppedhimagain.

           "Hell,George,whydidn’tyousayyouwereafisherman?IbeentalkingupthisvoyagelikeIwastheOldManoftheSea,butjustbetweenyouan’mean’thewallthere,theonlyboatIbeenonwasthebattleshipMissouriandtheonlythingIknowaboutfishisthatIlikeeatin’‘embetterthancleanin’‘em."

           "Cleanin’iseasy,somebodyshowyouhow."

           "ByGod,you’regonnabeourcaptain,George;we’llbeyourcrew."

           Georgetiltedback,shakinghishead."Thoseboatsawfuldirtyanymore—everythingawfuldirty."

           "Thehellwiththat.Wegotaboatspeciallysterilizedforeandaft,swabbedcleanasabound’stooth.Youwon’tgetdirty,George,‘causeyou’llbethecaptain.Won’tevenhavetobaitahook;justbeourcaptainandgiveorderstousdumblandlubbers—how’sthatstrikeyou?"

           IcouldseeGeorgewastemptedbythewayhewrunghishandsunderhisshirt,buthestillsaidhecouldn’triskgettingdirty.McMurphydidhisbesttotalkhimintoit,butGeorgewasstillshakinghisheadwhentheBigNurse’skeyhitthelockofthemesshallandshecamejanglingoutthedoorwithherwickerbagofsurprises,clickeddownthelinewithautomaticsmile-and-good-morningforeachmanshepassed.McMurphynoticedthewayGeorgeleanedbackfromherandscowled.