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           "Buttheotheroneisbigenoughtobeconsiderednormal."

           Hewentonlikethisclearuptothetimewewerereadyforbed.Bythentherewasafestive,county-fairfeelingonthewardasthemenwhisperedofthepossibilityofhavingapartyifthegirlcamewithdrinks.AlltheguysweretryingtocatchBilly’seyeandgrinningandwinkingathimeverytimehelooked.AndwhenwelinedupformedicationMcMurphycamebyandaskedthelittlenursewiththecrucifixandthebirthmarkifhecouldhaveacoupleofvitamins.Shelookedsurprisedandsaidshedidn’tseethattherewasanyreasonwhynotandgavehimsomepillsthesizeofbirds’eggs.Heputtheminhispocket.

           "Aren’tyougoingtoswallowthem?"sheasked.

           "Me?Lordno,Idon’tneedvitamins.Iwasjustgettin’themforBillyBoyhere.Heseemstometohaveapeakedlookoflate—tiredblood,mostlikely."

           "Then—whydon’tyougivethemtoBilly?"

           "Iwill,honey,Iwill,butIthoughtI’dwaittillaboutmidnightwhenhe’dhavethemostneedforthem"—andwalkedtothedormwithhisarmcrookedaroundBilly’sflushingneck,givingHardingawinkandmeagooseinthesidewithhisbigthumbashepassedus,andleftthatnursepop-eyedbehindhimintheNurses’Station,pouringwateronherfoot.