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THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WANTED
cannot be responsible unless the patient enjoys complete quiet, after a shock like this to his nervous system.
Joe
Has Tony got a nervous system?
The Doctor
Of course he has!
[He disappears. A shout welcomes him.]
Tony
W’at is nervous system, Joe?
Joe
It’s what makes things hurt, Tony.
Tony
I got playnta.
[Joe comes in and stands over Tony for a moment with a look of half-tender amusement on his face. Tony hums distractedly keeping time with one hand to the music of “Funiculi, Funicula.” With the end of the music he drops his hands with a sigh.]
Joe
What’s on your mind, Tony?
