И проиграли бой

           Lantern-jaw:"No,byGod.Londoncantakecareofhimself.London’sgotaheadonhim."

           White-forehead:"IfLondonhasaheadonhim,whyinhellarewesittingaroundhere?Thisstrike’sscrewy.Somebody’smakingmoneyoutofit.Whenitgetstoughsomebody’llselloutandleavetherestofustotakeitonthechin."

           Abroad,muscularmangottohiskneesandcrouchedtherelikeananimal.Hislipssnarledawayfromhisteethandhiseyesblazedwitharedlight."That’senoughfromyou,wiseguy,"hesaid."I’veknewLondonforalongtime.Ifyou’regettin’aroundtosayin’London’sfixin’tosellout,mean’you’sgoin’roundandround,rightnow!Idon’tknownothin’aboutthisherestrike.I’mdoin’it’causeLondonsaysit’sO.K.Butyoulayoffthesmartcracks."

           White-foreheadlookedcoldlyathim."You’reprettyhard,aren’tyou?"

           "Hardenoughtobeattheassoffyouanyway,mister."

           "Layoff,"Jimbrokein."Whatdowewanttogetfightingfor?Ifyouguyswanttofight,there’sgoingtobeplentyofitforeverybody."

           Thesquaremangruntedandsatbackonhisblankets."Nobody’ssayin’nothin’behindLondon’sbackwhenl’mthere,"hesaid.

           ThelittlestoutmanlookedatJim."How’dyougetshot,kid?"

           "Running,"saidJim."Igotwingedrunning."

           "Iheardaguysayyouallbeathelloutofsomescabs."

           "That’sright."