И проиграли бой

           "Tha’sadamnlie.Youain’tnolongshoreman;you’realousyfruittramp."

           "SureI’mafruittramp.Knowwhy?’CauseI’mblacklistedwitheveryshippin’companyinthewholedamncountry,that’swhy."Hespokewithpride.Asilencemethisassertion.Hewenton,"Iseenmoretroublethanyoucan-heatbindle-stiffseverseen."Hiscontemptsubjugatedthem."Nowkeepyoureyesdownthemrows,andcutoutallthistalk."Theymarchedalongawhile.

           "Look.There’sboxes."

           "Where?"

           "Waytohellan’gonedownthatrow."

           Jimlookedinthepointeddirection."There’sguysdownthere,"hecried.

           Amansaid,"Comeon,longshoreman,let’sseeyougo."

           Samstoodstillintheroad."Youguystakin’orders?"hedemanded.

           "Sure,we’lltake’emifthey’reanydamngood."

           "Allright,then.Keepinhand.Idon’twantnorushatfirst,andthenyouguysrunnin’likehellwhenanythin’busts.Comeon,sticktogether."

           Theyturnedofftheroadandcrossedadeepirrigationditch,andtheymarcheddowntherowbetweenthebigtrees.Astheyapproachedthepileofboxesmenbegantodropoutofthetreesandtogatherinanervousgroup.

           Acheckerstoodbytheboxpile.Asthepicketsapproachedhetookadouble-barreledshot-gunfromaboxandadvancedtowardthemafewsteps."Doyoumenwanttogotowork?"heshouted.