И проиграли бой

           Londoncalledtothemen,"Drainthegasoutofallthetanks,andputitinthemcarswepickedout.Startupthemotors’n’seeifthey’reallright,butdon’twastenogas."Heturnedback."I’llwalkalong.Iwanttotalkthisout.Whatyouthinkaboutourguys?Thembabiesoverbytheheaps’llfight.Howabouttheothers?"

           Macsaid,"IfIcouldtellinadvancewhatabunchofguys’ddo,I’dbepresident.SomethingsIdoknow,though.Asmellofbloodseemstosteam’emup.Let’emkillsomethin’,evenacat,an’they’llwanttogorightonkillin’.Ifthere’safight,an’ourguysgetfirstblood,they’llputupahellofabattle.Butifweloseamanfirst,Iwouldn’tbesurprisedtoseethemhitforthetrees."

           "Iknow,"Londonagreed."Takeoneguythatyouknowever’thingabouthim,an’taketenmorethesame,an’youcan’ttellwhatinhellthey’lldo.Whatyouthinkofdoin’?Justwaitin’tosee?"

           "That’sit,"saidMac."Whenyou’reusedtomobs,youcantell,justalittlebitaheadoftime.Youcanfeelitintheair.Butremember,ifourguyscrack,getundersomethin’,an’staythere.Listen,undertheTorgasRiverbridgethere’sadug-outcoveredwithdeadwillows.It’sgotfoodandblanketsinit.That’stheplacetohitfor.Amobdon’tstaycrazylong.Whenyougetintown,gotoforty-twoCenterAvenueandsayIsentyou."

           "IwishtheywassomewaytogetthekidandLisaout.Idon’twant’emtogethurt."

           Jimbrokeinonthem."Youguystalklikeitwassuretohappen.Nothing’shappenedyet,maybenothingwill.MaybeAndersononlywentintostaywithsomebody."