Американские боги
Chapter 5
"LikesomanyofthegodsthatAmericansholddear,aforeigner.Inthiscase,aFrenchwoman,although,indeferencetoAmericansensibilities,theFrenchcovereduphermagnificentbosomonthatstatuetheypresentedtoNewYork.Liberty,"hecontinued,wrinklinghisnoseattheusedcondomthatlayonthebottomflightofsteps,toeingittothesideofthestairswithdistaste."Someonecouldsliponthat.Breaktheirnecks,"hemuttered,interruptinghimself."Likeabananapeel,onlywithbadtasteandironythrownin."Hepushedopenthedoor,andthesunlighthitthem.Theworldoutsidewascolderthanithadlookedfromindoors:Shadowwonderediftherewasmoresnowtocome."Liberty,"boomedWednesday,astheywalkedtohiscar,"isabitchwhomustbebeddedonamattressofcorpses."
"Yeah?"saidShadow.
"Quoting,"saidWednesday."QuotingsomeoneFrench.That’swhotheyhaveastatueto,intheirNewYorkharbor:abitch,wholikedtobefuckedontherefusefromthetumbril.Holdyourtorchashighasyouwantto,m’dear,there’sstillratsinyourdressandcoldjismdrippingdownyourleg."Heunlockedthecar,andpointedShadowtothepassengerseat.
"Ithinkshe’sbeautiful,"saidShadow,holdingthecoinupclose.Liberty’ssilverfaceremindedhimalittleofZoryaPolunochnaya.
"That,"saidWednesday,drivingoff,"istheeternalfollyofman.