И проиграли бой

           White-foreheadsaid,"Theysaytherearescabscominginintrucks.Andtheysayeveryscabhastear-gasbombsinhispocket."

           "That’salie,"Jimsaidquickly."Theyalwaysstartlieslikethattoscaretheguysoff."

           White-foreheadwenton,"IheardthatthebossessentwordtoLondonthattheywon’tdealaslongasthere’sredsincamp."

           Thebroad,muscularmancametolifeagain."Well,who’sthereds?YoutalkmorelikearedthananybodyIseen."

           White-foreheadcontinued,"Well,Ithinkthatdoctor’sared.What’sadoctorwantouthere?Hedoesn’tgetanypay.Well,who’spayinghim?He’sgettinghis;don’tworryaboutthat."Helookedwise."Maybehe’sgettingitfromMoscow."

           Jimspatontheground.Hisfacewaspale.Hesaidquietly,"You’retheGod-damnedmeanestson-of-a-bitchIeversaw!Youmakeeverybodyoutthekindofaratyouare."

           Thesquaremangottohiskneesagain."Thekid’sright,"hesaid."Hecan’tkickhelloutofyou,butIcan.AndbyChristIwillifyoudon’tkeepthattoiletseatofyoursshut."

           White-foreheadgotupslowlyandwenttotheentrance.Heturnedback."Allright,youfellows,butyouwatch.PrettysoonLondon’lltellyoutosettlethestrike.An’thenhe’llgetanewcar,orasteadyjob.Youjustwatch."

           Thesquaremanleapedtohiskneesagain,butWhite-foreheaddodgedoutofthetent.