Chapter 26 Summary

The Leggo makes some concessions so it looks as though all but two or three interns will stay on in medicine. The Runt and Roy were leaving and Chuck hadn't decided. Eat My Dust Eddie is allowed to become a full second-year resident. It was the last week of internship, and Roy says goodbye to all his clinic patients. His father is upset but eventually settles down about Roy's decision to take the year off.

Roy keeps Olive O. alive for the next new batch of interns. Finally it is the last day and Roy seeks out the Fat Man. Roy realizes that Fats comes up with inventions in part to help his interns cope. He talks with Fats and thanks him for everything he did for them.

Roy sees Chuck, who says he's going back to Memphis and be a "regular old...