said. “I
would like
to take
you to
your
hotel.”
“No, thank
you.” He
went down
the hall.
I went to
the door
of the
room. “You
can’t come
in now,”
one of the
nurses
said. “Yes
I can,” I
said. “You
can’t come
in yet.”
“You get
out,” I
said. “The
other one
too.” But
after I
had got
them out
and shut
the door
and turned
off the
light it
wasn’t any
good. It
was like
saying
good-by to
a statue.
After a
while I
went out
and left
the
hospital
and walked
back to
