И проиграли бой

           "Yeah.Ialwayslikelimeybeans.Don’tneednothingbutsalt.Saltpork’sbetter."

           "Themenarequiet,awfullyquiet."

           "Theygottheirmouthsfull,"saidthegirl."Alwaystalkin’,excepttheirmouths’full.Alwaystalkin’.Iftheygottofight,whydon’theyfightan’getitover,’steado’talkin’?"

           "Thisisastrike,"Jimsaiddefensively.

           "Evenyoutalkallthetime,"shesaid."Talkdon’tturnnowheel."

           "Sometimesitgetssteamuptoturn’em,Lisa."

           Londoncamein,andstoodpickinghisteethwithasharpenedmatch.Thebaldspotinhistonsureshonedullyinthelamplight."Ibeenwatchin’alloverthecountry,"hesaid."Ain’tseennofireyet.MebbetheycaughtSam."

           "Hewasacleverguy,"saidJim."Theotherdayheknockedoverachecker,andthecheckerhadagun,too."

           "Oh,he’ssmartallright.Smartlikeasnake.Sam’sarattlesnake,onlyhedon’tneverrattle.Hewentoutalone,didn’ttakenobodywithhim."

           "Allthebetter.Ifhegetscaught,he’sjustanut.Ifthreeguysgotcaught,it’dbeaplot,see?"

           "Ihopehedon’tgetcaught,Jim.He’saniceguy,Ilikehim."

           "Yeah,Iknow."

           Maccamebackinwithhiscanoffood."JesusI’mhungry.Ididn’tknowittillIgotthefirstbite.Haveenoughtoeat,Jim?"