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even　empty　bottles　of　brandy　and　that　bear　liquid。〃

〃K黰mel。〃

〃I　will　send　for　some　one　to　take　them　away。　Those　are　all　the　empty　bottles　you　have？〃

〃For　the　moment。〃

〃And　I　was　pitying　you　having　jaundice。　Pity　is　something　that　is　wasted　on　you。〃

〃Thank　you。〃

〃I　suppose　you　can't　be　blamed　for　not　wanting　to　go　back　to　the　front。　But　I　should　think　you　would　try　something　more　intelligent　than　producing　jaundice　with　alcoholism。〃

〃With　what？〃

〃With　alcoholism。　You　heard　me　say　it。〃　I　did　not　say　anything。　〃Unless　you　find　something　else　I'm　afraid　you　will　have　to　go　back　to　the　front　when　you　are　through　with　your　jaundice。　I　don't　believe　self…inflicted　jaundice　entitles　you　to　a　convalescent　leave。〃

〃You　don't？〃

〃I　do　not。〃

〃Have　you　ever　had　jaundice；　Miss　Van　Campen？〃

〃No；　but　I　have　seen　a　great　deal　of　it。〃

〃You　noticed　how　the　patients　enjoyed　it？〃

〃I　suppose　it　is　better　than　the　front。〃

〃Miss　Van　Campen；〃　I　said；　〃did　you　ever　know　a　man　who　tried　to　disable　himself　by　kicking　himself　in　the　scrotum？〃

Miss　Van　Campen　ignored　the　actual　question。　She　had　to　ignore　it　or　leave　the　room。　She　was　not