И проиграли бой

           Shelookedself-consciouslydownatthebaby."Iliketohaveacow,"shesaid."Iliketohavebutteran’cheeselikeyoucanmake."

           "Wanttoexploitacow?"

           "Huh?""I’mbeingsilly.Didyoueverhaveacow,Lisa?"

           "WhenIwasalittlekidwehadone,"shesaid."Wentoutan’drunkitwarm.Oldmanusedtomilkitintoacup-like,todrink.Tastedwarm.That’swhatIlike.Betitwouldbegoodforthebaby."Burtonturnedslowlyawayfromher.Sheinsisted,"Cowusedtoeatgrass,an’sometimeshay.Notever’bodycanmilk’em,neither.Theykick."

           Burtonasked,"Didyoueverhaveacow,Jim?"

           "No."

           Burtonsaid,"Ineverthoughtofcowsascounter-revolutionaryanimals."

           Jimasked,"Whatareyoutalkingabout,Doc,anyway?"

           "Nothing.I’mkindofunhappy,Iguess.Iwasinthearmyinthewar.Justoutofschool.They’dbringinoneofourmenwithhischestshotaway,andthey’dbringinabig-eyedGermanwithhislegssplinteredoff.Iworkedon’emjustasthoughtheywerewood.Butsometimes,afteritwasallover,whenIwasn’tworking,itmademeunhappy,likethis.Itmademelonely."

           Jimsaid,"Y’oughttothinkonlyoftheend,Doc.Outofallthisstruggleagoodthingisgoingtogrow.Thatmakesitworthwhile."

           "Jim,IwishIknewit.Butinmylittleexperiencetheendisneververydifferentinitsnaturefromthemeans.Damnit,Jim,youcanonlybuildaviolentthingwithviolence."