И проиграли бой

           Somethinginthewordscaughtather.Hereyesgrewwetwithtears."I’llstay.Iseenitbefore.Itdon’thurtnobody."

           Jimsatdownbesideher."Iliketobenearyou,"hesaidsoftly.

           "Don’tyoucomenoneofthat."

           "No,Iwon’t.Ijustwonderedwhyitwaswarmbesideyou."

           "Iain’tcold."

           Heturnedhisfaceaway."I’mgoingtotalktoyou,Lisa.Youwon’tunderstand,anditwon’tmatter,notabit.Everything’scrumblingdownandwashingaway.Butthisisjustalittlebitofthewholething.Thisisn’tanything,Lisa.YouandIaren’tmuchinthewholething.See,Lisa?I’mtellingittomyself,butIunderstanditbetterwithyoulistening.Youdon’tknowwhatI’mtalkingabout,doyou,Lisa?"

           Hesawablushcreepupthesideofherneck."Ijus’hadababy,"shesaid."Besides,Iain’tthatkind."Sheliftedhershamedeyes."Don’ttalkthatway.Don’tgetthattoneonyou,"shebegged."YouknowIain’tthatkind."Hereachedouthishandtopather,butsheshrankawayfromhim."No."

           Hestoodup."Benicetotheoldguy.See?There’swaterandaspoononthetable.Givehimalittle,nowandthen."Heraisedhisheadtenselytolistentoastirofvoicesinthecamp,agraduallyincreasingstir.Andthen,overthebassofvoices,aharanguingvoicesounded,avoicethatroseandfellangrily."I’vegottogo,"Jimsaid."Takecareofhim."Hehurriedoutofthetent.

           Bythestoveshesawmencollectingaroundsomecentralobject,allfacesinward.Theangryvoicecamefromthecenter.