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           "Inthishospital,"Hardingsays,"thedoctordoesn’tholdthepowerofhiringandfiring.Thatpowergoestothesupervisor,andthesupervisorisawoman,adearoldfriendofMissRatched’s;theywereArmynursestogetherinthethirties.Wearevictimsofamatriarchyhere,myfriend,andthedoctorisjustashelplessagainstitasweare.HeknowsthatallRatchedhastodoispickupthatphoneyouseesittingatherelbowandcallthesupervisorandmention,oh,say,thatthedoctorseemstobemakingagreatnumberofrequisitionsforDemerol—"

           "Holdit,Harding,I’mnotuponallthisshoptalk."

           "Demerol,myfriend,isasyntheticopiate,twiceasaddictiveasheroin.Quitecommonfordoctorstobeaddictedtoit."

           "Thatlittlefart?Isheadopeaddict?"

           "I’mcertainIdon’tknow."

           "Thenwheredoesshegetoffwithaccusinghimof—"

           "Oh,you’renotpayingattention,myfriend.Shedoesn’taccuse.Shemerelyneedstoinsinuate,insinuateanything,don’tyousee?Didn’tyounoticetoday?She’llcallamantothedooroftheNurses’StationandstandthereandaskhimaboutaKleenexfoundunderhisbed.Nomore,justask.Andhe’llfeellikehe’slyingtoher,whateveranswerhegives.Ifhesayshewascleaningapenwithit,she’llsay,‘Isee,apen,’orifhesayshehasacoldinhisnose,she’llsay,‘Isee,acold,’andshe’llnodherneatlittlegraycoiffureandsmileherneatlittlesmileandturnandgobackintotheNurses’Station,leavehimstandingtherewonderingjustwhatdidheusethatKleenexfor."