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Chapter 5
"Rabbits,hell!Notathinglikerabbits,goddammit."
"Mr.Bibbit,hoparoundforMr.McMurphyhere.Mr.Cheswick,showhimhowfurryyouare."
BillyBibbitandCheswickchangeintohunched-overwhiterabbits,rightbeforemyeyes,buttheyaretooashamedtodoanyofthethingsHardingtoldthemtodo.
"Ah,they’rebashful,McMurphy.Isn’tthatsweet?Or,perhaps,thefellowsareillateasebecausetheydidn’tstickupfortheirfriend.Perhapstheyarefeelingguiltyforthewaytheyonceagainlethervictimizethemintobeingherinterrogators.Cheerup,friends,you’venoreasontofeelashamed.Itisallasitshouldbe.It’snottherabbit’splacetostickupforhisfellow.Thatwouldhavebeenfoolish.No,youwerewise,cowardlybutwise."
"Lookhere,Harding,"Cheswicksays.
"No,no,Cheswick.Don’tgetirateatthetruth."
"Nowlookhere;there’sbeentimeswhenI’vesaidthesamethingsaboutoldladyRatchedthatMcMurphyhasbeensaying."
"Yes,butyousaidthemveryquietlyandtookthemallbacklater.Youarearabbittoo,don’ttrytoavoidthetruth.That’swhyIholdnogrudgeagainstyouforthequestionsyouaskedmeduringthemeetingtoday.Youwereonlyplayingyourrole.Ifyouhadbeenonthecarpet,oryouBilly,oryouFredrickson,Iwouldhaveattackedyoujustascruellyasyouattackedme.Wemustn’tbeashamedofourbehavior;it’sthewaywelittleanimalsweremeanttobehave."
