И проиграли бой

           Danopenedhiseyesslowly."Idon’twantnone.Iain’tgotthestrengthtochew."

           "Youhavetoeat,Dan.Havetoeattogetstrong.Look,I’llputapillowunderyourhead,andI’llfeedyou."

           "Don’twanttogetstrong."Hisvoicewaslangorous."Justwanttolayhere.Ibeenatop-faller."Hiseyesclosedagain."You’dgoupthestick,wayup,wayup,an’youcouldseeallthelittletrees,second,thirdgrowthtimberdownbelow.Thenyoufixyoursafetybelt."Hesigheddeeply,andhismouthwentonwhispering.Ashadowfellinthespotofsunlight.Jimlookedup.

           Lisastoodinthedoorofthetent,andherbabywasundertheshoulderblanket."Igotenoughtodo,takin’careofthebaby.HesaysIgottocomean’takecareofaoldman,too."

           Jimsaid,"Sh-h."HestoodfromthecotsoshecouldseeDan’ssunkenface.

           Shecreptinandsatdownontheextracot."Oh,Idi’n’know.Whatyouwantmetodo?"

           "Nothing.Juststaywithhim."

           Shesaid,"Idon’tlike’emlikethat.Icansmell’em.Iknowthatsmell."Sheshiftednervously,coveredthebaby’sroundfacetoprotectitfromthesmell.

           "Shh-h,"Jimsaid."Maybehe’sgoingtobeallright."

           "Notwiththatsmell.Iknowthatsmell.Partof’im’sdeadalready."

           "Poordevil!"Jimsaid.