И проиграли бой

           "Sure.Maybeit’sallreadytobustandwejustgiveitalittletinypush.Weorganizethemen,andthenwepickettheorchards."

           Jimsaid,"Supposetheownersraisethewagestogettheirapplespicked?"

           Macpushedawayhisfinishedsecondbowl."Well,we’dfindanotherjobtodosomewhereelsesoonenough.Hell,wedon’twantonlytemporarypayraises,eventhoughwe’regladtoseeafewpoorbastardsbetteroff.Wegottotakethelongview.Astrikethat’ssettledtooquicklywon’tteachthemenhowtoorganize,howtoworktogether.Atoughstrikeisgood.Wewantthementofindouthowstrongtheyarewhentheyworktogether."

           "Well,suppose,"Jiminsisted,"supposetheownersdomeetthedemands?"

           "Idon’tthinktheywill.There’sthebulkofpowerinthehandsofafewmen.Thatalwaysmakes’emcocky.Nowwestartourstrike,andTorgasCountygetsitselfanordinancethatmakescongregationunlawful.Nowwhathappens?Wecongregatethemen.Abunchofsheriff’smentrytopushthemaround,andthatstartsafight.There’snothinglikeafighttocementthementogether.Well,thentheownersstartavigilantescommittee,bunchoffoolshoeclerks,ormyfriendstheAmericanLegionboystryingtopretendtheyaren’tmiddle-aged,cinchingintheirbeltstohidetheirpot-bellies—thereIgoagain.Well,thevigilantesstartshooting.Iftheyknockoversomeofthetrampswehaveapublicfuneral;andafterthat,wegetsomerealaction.Maybetheyhavetocalloutthetroops."Hewasbreathinghardinexcitement."Jesus,man!Thetroopswin,allright!Buteverytimeaguardsmanjabsafruittrampwithabayonetathousandmenalloverthecountrycomeonourside.ChristAlmighty!Ifwecanonlygetthetroopscalledout."