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Chapter 6
("Oh,onemorethingbeforeIleaveitinyourhandstonight,MissPilbow;thatnewmansittingoverthere,theonewiththegarishredsideburnsandfaciallacerations—I’vereasontobelieveheisasexmaniac.")
McMurphyseeshowshe’slookingsoscaredandbig-eyedathim,sohestickshisheadinthestationdoorwhereshe’sissuingpills,andgivesherabigfriendlygrintogetacquaintedon.Thisflustershersoshedropsthewaterpitcheronherfoot.Shegivesacryandhopsononefoot,jerksherhand,andthepillshewasabouttogivemeleapsoutofthelittlecupandrightdowntheneckofheruniformwherethatbirthmarkstainrunslikeariverofwinedownintoavalley.
"Letmegiveyouahand,ma’am."
Andthatveryhandcomesthroughthestationdoor,scarredandtattooedandthecolorofrawmeat.
"Stayback!Therearetwoaidesonthewardwithme!"
Sherollshereyesfortheblackboys,buttheyareofftyingChronicsinbed,nowherecloseenoughtohelpinahurry.McMurphygrinsandturnsthehandoversoshecanseeheisn’tholdingaknife.Allshecanseeisthelightshiningofftheslick,waxy,callusedpalm.
"AllImeantodo,miss,isto—"
"Stayback!Patientsaren’tallowedtoenterthe—Oh,stayback,I’maCatholic!"andstraightawayjerksatthegoldchainaroundhernecksoacrossfliesoutfrombetweenherbosoms,slingshotsthelostpillupintheair!McMurphystrikesattheairrightinfrontofherface.
