И проиграли бой

           "Yeah,‘super’camein.Askedifwewasgoin’backtowork.Wesays‘no.’Hesays,’Getthehellofftheplacebymorning.’Sayshe’llhaveatrainloadofstiffsinherebymornin’."

           "Hewon’t,"Macinterrupted."Hecan’tget’eminbeforedayaftertomorrow.Ittakessometimetohand-pickabunchofscabs.Anddayaftertomorrowwe’llbereadyfor’em.Say,London,someguysthatcall’emselvesacommitteetriedtorunmeandJimoutoftheValley.Betterpassthewordtotheguysnottogooutalone.Tell’emiftheywanttogoanyplacetakesomefriendsalongforcompany."

           Londonnoddedatoneofhiscommitteemen."Passtheword,Sam."Samwentout.Againtherollofvoicesspreadingoutandrumbling,likeawaveoverroundstones.Thistimethetonewasdeepandangry.

           Macslowlyrolledabrowncigarette."I’mtired,"hesaid."Wegotsomuchtodo.Iguesswecandoittomorrow."

           "Gotobed,"saidLondon."Youbeengoin’likeafool."

           "Yep,Ibeengoin’,allright.Seemskindofhardwhenyou’retired.Theygotguns.Wecan’thavenoguns.Theygotmoney.Theycanbuyourboys.Fivebuckslookslikeahellofalotofjacktothesepoorhalf-starvedbastards.Beprettysurebeforeyoutellanythin’,London.Afterall,youcan’tblametheguysmuchiftheysellout.Wegottobecleverandmeanandquick."Hisvoicehadgrownsad."Ifwedon’twin,wegottostartalloveragain.It’stoobad.Wecouldwinsoeasy,iftheguyswouldonlysticktogether.WecouldjustkickBillyHelloutoftheowners.Noguns,nomoney.Wegottodoitwithourhandsandourteeth."