И проиграли бой

           Theirheadswerebare,andthedropsofmoisturestoodoutontheirhairlikegreydust.Thelittlewindraisedacornerofthesoiledflag,anddroppedit,andraiseditagain.Infrontofthecasketalaneopenedthroughthepeople,andthebearersmovedon,theirfacesstiffwithceremonialsolemnity,necksstraight,chinsdown.Thepeopleontheedgeofthelanestaredatthebox.Theygrewquietduringthemovementofitspassage,andwhenitwasbywhisperednervouslytooneanother.Afewmensurreptitiouslycrossedthemselves.Thebearersreachedtheplatform.Theleadingpairlaidtheendontheplanks,andtheotherspushedtheboxforwarduntilitrestedsafely.

           JimhurriedtoLondon’stent.LondonandMacwerethere."Jesus,Iwishyou’ddothetalkin’,Ican’ttalk."

           "No.You’lldofine.’MemberwhatItoldyou.Trytoget’emansweringyou.Onceyougetresponsesstarted,you’vegot’em.Regularoldcamp-meetingstuff;butitsureworksonacrowd."

           Londonlookedfrightened."Youdoit,Mac.HonesttoGodIcan’t.Ididn’tevenknowtheguy."

           Maclookeddisgusted."Well,yougetupthereandmakeatry.Ifyoufalldown,I’llbetheretopickitup."

           Londonbuttonedthecollarofhisblueshirtandturneduptheflapsagainsthisthroat.Hebuttonedhisoldblacksergecoatoverhisstomachandpatteditdown.Hishandwentuptothetonsuredhairandbrusheditdown,backandsides;andthenheseemedtoshakehimselfdowntoatight,heavysolemnity.Thelean-facedSamcameinandstoodbesidehim.Londonsteppedoutofthetent,greatwithauthority.MacandJimandSamfellinbehindhim,butLondonwalkedalone,downthemuddystreet,andhislittleprocessionfollowedhim.