И проиграли бой

           Lantern-jawsaidsomberly,"S’poseheain’tdead.S’posehe’sjustinakindofastate?S’poseweburyhimalive.Ithinkweoughttowaitthreedays,likeeverybodyelse."

           Asmooth,sarcasticvoiceanswered.Jimlookedatatallmanwithawhite,unlinedforehead."No,heisn’tsleeping,"themansaid."Youcanbeverysureofthat.Ifyouknewwhatanundertakerdoes,you’dbesureheisn’tinany‘state.’"

           Lantern-jawsaid,"Hemightjustbe.Idon’tseenoreasontotakeachance."White-foreheadscoffed."Well,ifhecansleepwithhisveinsfullofembalmingfluid,he’saGoddamnsoundsleeper."

           "Isthatwhattheydo?"

           "Yesitis.Iknewamanwhoworkedforanundertaker.Hetoldmethingsyouwouldn’tbelieve."

           "Irathernothear’em,"saidLantern-jaw."Don’tdonogoodtotalklikethat."

           Thestoutmanasked,"Whowasthelittleguy?Iseenhimtrytogetthescabsover,an’thenIseen’imstartover,an’then,whang!Downhegoes."

           Jimheldhisunlightedcigarettetohislipsforamoment."Iknewhim.Hewasanicelittleguy.Hewasakindofalaborleader."

           White-foreheadsaid,"Thereseemstobeabountyonlaborleaders.Theydon’tlastlong.Lookatthatrattlesnake,Sam.Sayshe’salongshoreman.Ibethe’sdeadinsideofsixmonths."

           Adarkboyasked,"HowaboutLondon?Thinkthey’llgethimliketheygotDakin?"