@@@@@"Lemme go! Lemme go! Lemme go!" Minetta
@@@@@"Lemme go! Lemme go! Lemme go!" Minetta yelledThey stopped before a cot, and the orderly told him to lie downMinetta sat on the cot and started to undo his shoesI better take it easy for a while, he told himselfThe sedative was beginning to workHe lay back and closed his eyesFor a moment he realized what he had done, and he had an excited lost feeling in the pit of his chestHe swallowed several timesHis mind was boiling with mirth and fear and prideAll I got to do is keep it upThey'll have me out of here in a day or two
He fell asleep in a few minutes and didn't wake until morningIt took him several minutes to remember the events of the previous day, and he began to feel frightened againFor a moment he debated whether to act normal and try to pass it off, but when he thought of returning to the platoonNo! Jesus, no! He'd stick it outMinetta sat up and looked about the tentThere were three men in it, and two of them had their heads wound in bandages; the third man lay on his back without moving, his eyes staring vacantly at the ridgepoleHe's Section Eight, Minetta told himself with a shiver, and then became amused as he realized the ironyBut a moment later he was frightened again; probably that was the way a crazy man acted, he didn't move and he didn't say anythingMaybe he had put it on too thick the day beforeHe decided that he would act in a similar wayIt's a helluva lot easier on the vocal cords, he told himself
The doctor passed through at nine o'clock, and Minetta lay on his back without moving, babbling a few words from time to timeThe doctor took a glance at him, dressed his leg without speaking, and then moved onMinetta felt a mixture of relief and resentme