И проиграли бой

           "Andthat’saGoddamnlie,"saidJim.

           "Gotsmartagain,haveyou?There’splentyguysseenthemcan’goods.Howdoyouknowit’salie?"

           "BecauseI’vebeeninthattent.HeletmesleepintherelastnightbecauseIwashurt.There’sanoldmattressandtwoemptyboxesinthattent,andnotanotherdamnthing."

           "Well,awholeslougho’guyssaysthere’scan’peachesan’sardinesinthere.Someoftheboyswasgoin’tobustinan’getsomelastnight."Jimlaughedhopelessly."Oh,Jesus,whatabunchofswine!Yougetagoodman,andyoustartpickinghimtopieces."

           "Thereyougo,miscallingguysagain.Wait’llyougetwellan’somebody’sgoin’slapthatsmartpussrightoffyou."

           Jimgotupfromtheplankandbuttonedhisjeansandwentoutside.Theshortstove-pipesofthecookstovespuffedgreysmokeintotheair,still,straightcolumnsthatwentupfiftyfeetbeforetheymushroomedatthetopandspreadoutevenly.Theeasternskywasyellownow,andtheskyoverheadhadturnedeggshellblue.Fromthetentsmencamerapidly.Theawakeningsilenceofthecampwasreplacedwiththerustlingfootsteps,thevoices,themovementofpeople.

           Adark-hairedwomanstoodinfrontofatent,herheadthrownback;andherthroatwaswhite.Shecombedherhairwithlong,beautifulsweepsofherarm.WhenJimwalkedbyshesmiledwiselyandsaid,"Goodmorning,"andthecombingdidn’tpause.Jimstopped."No,"shesaid."Onlygoodmorning."

           "Youmakemefeelgood,"hesaid.Foramomenthelookedatthelongwhitethroatandthesharplydefinedjaws.