И проиграли бой

           Macsaid,"IwishIknewsomewomanyoucouldgoto,Doc,butIdon’t.I’mnewaroundhere.Dickcouldsteeryou,intown.Heprob’lyhastwentylinedupbynow.Butyoumightgetcaughtandjailed,Doc;andifyouweren’ttakingcareofus,they’dbounceusoffthislandinaminute."

           Burtonsaid,"Sometimesyouunderstandtoomuch,Mac.Sometimes—nothing.IguessI’llgoalongandseeAlAnderson.Ihaven’tbeenthereallday."

           "O.K.,Doc,ifit’llmakeyoufeelanybetter.I’llkeepJimundercovertonight."

           DoclookeddownatLisaoncemore,andthenhewentout.

           Theshoutinghadsettledtotalkbynow,lowtalk.Itmadethenightaliveoutsidethetent.

           "Docdoesn’teat,"Maccomplained."Nobody’sseenhimsleep.Isupposehe’llbreak,soonerorlater,butheneverhasbefore.Heneedsawomanbad;someonethatwouldlikehimforanight;youknow,reallylikehim.Heneedstofeelsomeone—withhisskin.SodoI.Lisa,you’realuckylittletwirp,youjusthadakid.You’dhavemeinyourhair."

           "Huh?"

           "Isay:How’sthebaby?"

           "Allright."

           MacnoddedgravelyatJim."Ilikeagirlwhodoesn’ttalktoomuch."

           Jimasked,"Whatwentonoutthere?I’msickofstayinginalready."