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the bolster. "It's all right," she said in Russian. "It is all right, countryman." |
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He looked at her with dazed eyes. "Help me," he said. Nurse Cullen did not attempt to lift him. She pulled a pillow from the bed and put it under his head. She pressed the callbell again furiously and then shouted, "Clarissa! Clarissa, come in here! I need you!" |
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She lowered the man's head onto the pillow and stood. As Clarissa Washington appeared in the doorway, she commanded, "Stay with the patient, Clarissa." |
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Back at the nursing station she snatched up the telephone. "Bobby Lee? Are you still there?" |
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"Yes, ma'am. What's happened? Are you all right?" |
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"I am perfectly safe, Bobby Lee. Now, listen to me carefully. You must call the FBI in Raleigh immediately. They must come here right away. Understand, Bobby Lee? Right away." |
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"Right away, Bobby. Just do it." |
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