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She ought to be.

If there ’s any gratitude in the world.

Oh, I guess there is; maybe there ’d be more if there was more reason for it. It ’s awful cold up there, but I guess I ’ll be gettin’ back.

[He crosses toward door.

Doctor!

[He looks at his watch.

(stops in doorway)

Well?

It ’s quite a bit past four, I don’t suppose—I don’t suppose you can tell

No, I can’t tell.

[He turns and exits up the stairs.

There ’s no fool like an old fool,

Did you hear him? “Did n’t know when he ’d seen a more dependable girl than her!”

Makes a lot of difference who ’s goin’ to depend on her. I ain’t, for one.

If I set out to tell how she ’s treated me lots of times, when I ’ve come over here to see grandma, nobody would believe a word of it.