Американские боги

Chapter 10

           

           "MadSweeneygavemeagoldencoin,backwhenheshowedmehowtodothattrick.Fromwhathesaid,hegavemethewrongcoin.Whathegavemewassomethingmorepowerfulthanwhathethoughthewasgivingme.IpasseditontoLaura."

           Wednesdaygrunted,loweredhischintohischest,frowned.Thenhesatback."Thatcoulddoit,"hesaid."Andno,Ican’thelpyou.Whatyoudoinyourowntimeisyourownaffair,ofcourse."

           "What,"askedShadow,"isthatsupposedtomean?"

           "ItmeansthatIcan’tstopyoufromhuntingeaglestonesorthunderbirds.ButIwouldinfinitelypreferthatyouspendyourdaysquietlysequesteredinLakeside,outofsight,and,Ihope,outofmind.Whenthingsgethairywe’llneedallhandstothewheel."

           Helookedveryoldashesaidthis,andfragile,andhisskinseemedalmosttransparent,andthefleshbeneathwasgray.

           Shadowwanted,wantedverymuch,toreachoutandputhishandoverWednesday’sgrayhand.HewantedtotellhimthateverythingwouldbeokaysomethingthatShadowdidnotfeel,butthatheknewhadtobesaid.Thereweremeninblacktrainsoutthere.Therewasafatkidinastretchlimoandtherewerepeopleinthetelevisionwhodidnotmeanthemwell.HedidnottouchWednesday.Hedidnotsayanything.

           Later,hewonderedifhecouldhavechangedthings,ifthatgesturewouldhavedoneanygood,ifitcouldhaveavertedanyoftheharmthatwastocome

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