И проиграли бой

           "Whythehellshouldn’tI?"

           "Becauseyoudidn’tfeelrightaboutit,Mac.Youletyourownpersonalhatredgetin."

           "Well,Jesus!ThinkofpooroldAnderson,losinghisbarnandallhiscrop."

           "Sure,Iknow.Maybeit’sagoodideatoburnHunter’shouse.Yougothotaboutit,though."

           "Yeah?An’Iguessyou’regoin’tobereportin’me,maybe.Ibringyououttoletyougetsomeexperience,an’youturnintoaGoddamnschoolteacher.Whoth’helldoyouthinkyouare,anyway?Iwasdoin’thisjobwhenyouwereslobberin’yourbib."

           "Nowwaitaminute,Mac.Ican’tdoanythingtohelpbutusemyhead.Everything’sgoingon,andIsitherewithasoreshoulder.Ijustdon’twantyoutogetmad,Mac.Youcan’tthinkifyougetmad."

           Macglaredsullenlyathim."You’reluckyIdon’tknockyourcanoff,notbecauseyou’rewrong,butbecauseyou’reright.Yougetsickofaguythat’salwaysright."Suddenlyhegrinned."It’sdone,Jim.Let’sforgetit.You’returningintoaproperson-of-a-bitch.Everybody’sgoingtohateyou,butyou’llbeagoodPartyman.IknowIgetmad;Ican’thelpit.I’mworriedashell,Jim.Everything’sgoingwrong.Whereyous’poseDocis?"

           "Nosignofhimyet?Rememberwhathesaidwhenhewentout?"

           "SaidhewasgoingtoseeAl."

           "Yes,butbeforethat,howlonelyhewas.Hesoundedscrewy,likeaguythat’sworkedtoohard.Maybehewentoffhisnut.Heneverdidbelieveinthecause,maybehe’sscrammed."