И проиграли бой

           "Allright,Iwon’targueanymore.Idon’tenvyyouasmuchasImight,Jim,becausesometimesIlovemenasmuchasyoudo,maybenotinjustthesameway."

           "Doyougetthat,Doc?Likethat—liketroopsandtroopsmarchingintoyou?Andyouclosingaroundthem?"

           "Yes,somethinglikethat.Particularlywhenthey’vedonesomethingstupid,whenaman’smadeamistake,anddiedforit.Yes,Igetit,Jim—prettyoften."

           TheyheardMac’svoice,"Whereareyouguys?It’ssodamndark."

           "Overhere."Theyjoinedhimandallthreemovedalongintotheorchard,undertheblacktrees.

           "Theguardsweren’tinthebarn,"saidMac."Theywereoutonwatch.Maybethey’regoingtostickit."

           Fardowntheroadtheyheardthemutterofatruckcomingtowardthem."IfeelsorryforAnderson,"Burtonsaidquietly."Everythingherespects,everythinghe’safraidofisturningagainsthim.Iwonderwhathe’lldo.They’lldrivehimoutofhere,ofcourse."Macsaidharshly,"Wecan’thelpit,Doc.Hehappenstobetheonethat’ssacrificedforthemen.Somebodyhastobreakifthewholebunchisgoingtogetoutoftheslaughter-house.Wecan’tthinkaboutthehurtsofoneman.It’snecessary,Doc."

           "Iwasn’tquestioningyourmotives,noryourends.Iwasjustsorryforthepooroldman.Hisself-respectisdown.That’sabitterthingtohim,don’tyouthinkso,Mac?"

           "Ican’ttaketimetothinkaboutthefeelingsofoneman?"Macsaidsharply."I’mtoobusywithbigbunchesofmen."