Американские боги
Chapter 8
Ithadbeenrecentlycleaned,andtheWisconsinplateshadbeenremoved,replacedwithMinnesotaplates.Wednesday’sluggagewasalreadystackedinthebackseat.WednesdayunlockedthecarwithkeysthatwereduplicatesoftheonesShadowhadinhisownpocket.
"I’lldrive,"saidWednesday."It’llbeatleastanhourbeforeyou’regoodforanything."
Theydrovenorth,theMississippiontheirleft,awidesilverstreambeneathagraysky.Shadowsaw,perchedonaleaflessgraytreebesidetheroad,ahugebrownandwhitehawk,whichstareddownatthemwithmadeyesastheydrovetowardit,thentooktothewingandroseinslowandpowerfulcirclesand,inmoments,wasoutofsight.
Shadowrealizedithadonlybeenatemporaryreprieve,histimeinthehouseofthedead;andalreadyitwasbeginningtofeellikesomethingthathappenedtosomebodyelse,alongtimeago.
