И проиграли бой

           Londoneyedhimcautiously,asthoughhismindslowlycircledMac’smind."Whatdoyougetoutofit?"heasked.

           "Money,youmean?Notadamnthing."

           "Thenwhatdoyoudoitfor?"

           "Well,it’shardtosay—youknowhowyoufeelaboutSaman’alltheguysthattravelwithyou?Well,Ifeelthatwayaboutalltheworkin’stiffsinthecountry."

           "Guysyoudon’tevenknow?"

           "Yes,guysIdon’tevenknow.Jimhere’sjustthesame,justthesame."

           "Soundscrazyashell,"saidLondon."Soundslikeagag.An’youdon’tgetnomoney?"

           "Youdon’tseenoRolls-Roycesaround,doyou?"

           "Buthowaboutafter?"

           "Afterwhat?"

           "Maybeafterthisisoveryou’llcollect."

           "Thereain’tnoafter,"Macsaid."Whenthisone’sdone,we’llbeinanotherone."

           Londonsquintedathim,asthoughhetriedtoreadhisthoughts."Ibelieveit,"hesaidslowly."Youain’tgivemenobumsteersyet."

           Macreachedoverandstruckhimsharplyontheshoulders."I’doftoldyoubefore,ifyouaskedme."