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Chapter 36

           ThetalehehadfixedupontotellShortwasthathehadbeenapproachedbyayoungworking-maninthefactory,newly-married,who,threatenedwithanheirandnotbeingabletoaffordoneasyet,hadappealedtohimforinformationastowherehemightnowfindadoctortohelphim.TheonlyinterestingadditionswhichClydeproposedtomaketothiswerethattheyoungman,beingverypoorandtimidandnotsoveryintelligent,wasnotabletospeakordomuchforhimself.Alsothathe,Clyde,beingbetterinformed,althoughsonewlocallyasnottobeabletodirecthimtoanyphysician(anafter-thoughtintendedtoputtheideaintoShort’smindthathehimselfwasneverhelplessandsonotlikelyevertowantsuchadvicehimself),hadalreadyadvisedtheyoungmanofatemporaryremedy.Butunfortunately,sohisstorywastorun,thishadalreadyfailedtowork.Hencesomethingmorecertainaphysician,nolesswasnecessary.AndShort,havingbeenherelonger,and,ashehadheardhimexplain,hailingpreviouslyfromGloversville,itwasquitecertain,asClydenowarguedwithhimself,thathewouldknowofatleastoneorshould.Butinordertodivertsuspicionfromhimselfhewasgoingtoaddthatofcourseheprobablycouldgetnewsofsomeoneinhisownset,only,thesituationbeingsounusual(anyreferencetoanysuchthinginhisownworldbeinglikelytosethisowngrouptalking),hepreferredtoasksomeonelikeShort,whoasafavorwouldkeepitquiet.

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