И проиграли бой

           "Th’hell!"

           "Sure,hecomedownwithabunchofscabs.Hewastryin’tobring’emoverwhenhegotit."

           "Poorbastard."

           "Gothimquick.Hedidn’tsuffermore’naminute."

           Dicksighed."Well,itwasinthebooksforJoy.Hewassuretogetitsoonerorlater.Goingtohaveafuneral?"

           "Tomorrow."

           "Alltheguysgoin’tomarchinit?"

           MaclookedatLondon."Suretheyare,"hesaid."Maybewecandragpublicsympathyourway."

           "Well,Joywouldlikethat,"Dicksaid."Nothinghe’dlikebetter.Toobadhecan’tseeit.Well,solong.Igottogo."Heturnedtoleavethetent.Lisaraisedhereyes."Bye,baby.Seeyousometime,"saidDick.Thespotsofcolorcameintohercheeksagain.Herlipspartedalittleand,whenthetentflapsdroppedbehindDick,hereyesremainedthereforsometime.

           Macsaid,"Jesus,theygotanorganizationhere.Dick’sagoodman.Ifhecan’tgetstufftoeat,itain’ttobegot."

           Jimasked,"Howaboutthatplatformforthespeech?"

           MacturnedtoLondon,"Yeah,didyougetatit,London?"

           "Theguys’llputituptomorrowmornin’.Couldn’tgetnothingbutsomeoldfencepoststomakeit.Havetobejustalittleone."