И проиграли бой

           Dakin’smonotonecuthimoff."Whatyougettin’outofthis?"

           Macretortedhotly,"Weain’tgettin’nothin’."

           "HowdoIknowthat?"

           "Youdon’tknowitunlessyoubelieveit.Theyain’tnowaytoproveit."

           Dakin’svoicebecamealittlewarmer."Idon’tknowthatI’dtrustyouguysifthatwasso.Ifaman’sgettin’somethin’youknowhe’sonlygoin’todooneortwothings,he’sgoin’totakeorders,orhe’sgoin’todouble-cross.Butifaguyain’tgettin’nothin’,youcan’ttellwhathe’lldo."

           "Allright,"Macsaidirritably."Let’slayoffthatjunk.Whentheguyswanttokickusout,let’emtakeavoteonus.Andletusargueourcase.Butthereain’tnogoodofusfightingeachother."

           "Well,whatwegoin’todo,then.Nogoodsneakin’theguysouttomorrowmornin’ifthecopsknowwe’regoin’todoit."

           "Surenot.Let’sjustmarchalongtheroadandtakeourchances.Whenweseethescabs,andseehowtheyact,we’llknowwhetherwegottofightortalk."

           Dakinstoppedandmovedhisfootsidewaysagainstthedirt."Whatdoyouwantmeoutherefor?"

           "Ijustwantedtotellyouwe’rebein’double-crossed.Ifyougetsomethin’youdon’twantthecopstoknow,don’ttellnobody."

           "Allright,Igotthat.Longaseverybody’sgoin’toknow,wemightaswelllet’emknow.I’mgoin’tobed.Youguysseeifyoucankeepoutofamesstillmorning."