We walked around to the back of his barn where he trained his sheep for 4H. There was a contraption there that he said would hold the sheep steady whi...e he combed them and that it also had another purpose that he had discovered. He asked me if I wanted to see what he meant and; of course I said sure! Well, Arnold rounded up a young ewe; which is a female sheep; and brought her around to the holding machine (I don’t remember what it was actually called) and tied her in. He looked at me kind of. Smythe is very, very nice. He won't bite you . . . unless you want him to."The nurse couldn't resist the last barb. The little girl laughed in spite of herself, until she again realized what she was laughing about."He does hypnosis doesn't he? Just like it says in the phone book?" Yes, if that is what is needed. He's the only psychiatrist in Helleston, Tennessee who does."She sat upon the plush leather couch awaiting the entry of the Doctor. She trembled all over in fear of the thing that. ‘That’s easier said than done, isn’t it?’ Robin said as if she had read Ivy’s mind. ‘Wait here. I’ll get you something.’ When she came back a little pink pill was laying in the palm of her hand. ‘Here, take this,’ she said. Ivy shook her head hesitantly. ‘Let’s start,’ she said, ‘I’ll loosen up eventually.’ ‘ All the models are using it,’ Robin said. ‘You know. It’s just like the matrix. To take this pill would mean you have an adventurous spirit, you’re young and got a shot a fame an. ” I leveled the gun at the nape of his neck. “Make it a good long drink though. It’s your last. I’ll just speed things along. I figure I can either just leave you here or roll you out of the van on 14th.”He slowly looked back over his shoulder until the barrel of the Minx was only a half inch from his eye.“Just another dead junkie in the street?”“Happens every day. Nobody will even bother to ask who you were. At least it’ll be quick.”He turned back to look at the bottle. Then slowly reached out.