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           AsJimwatched,thecrowdmovedsidewaystowardthenakedlittlestandthathadbeenbuiltforJoy’sbody.Themobtouchedthestandandflowedaroundit,butoutofthegrouponemanshotupandtookhispositioninthestand.Jimranover.Hecouldsee,now.Itwasthesullen,scowlingBurke.Hisarmsgesticulated.Hisvoicebellowedovertheheadsofthecrowd.JimsawLondonhurryinginfromtheroad.

           Burkegraspedthehand-rail."Thereheisnow,"heshouted."Lookat’im.That’stheguythat’sspoiledever’thing.Whatthehell’shedone?Setinhistentan’etcannedpeacheswhilewegotwetandlivedongarbageapigwouldn’touch."

           London’smouthwasopenwithastonishment."What’sgoin’onhere?"hecried.

           Burkeleanedforwardovertherail."I’lltellyouwhat’sgoin’on.Usguysdecidedwewantedarealleader.Wedecidedwewantaguythatwon’tselloutforaloado’cannedgoods."

           London’sfacepaled,andhisshouldersdropped.Witharoarhechargedtheunresistingcrowd,flungmenaside,burrowedthroughthemassofmen.Hecametothestandandgraspedthehand-rail.Ashepulledhimselfup,Burkekickedathishead,missed,strucktheshoulderandtoreonehandloosefromtherail.Londonroaredagain.Hewasundertherailandonhisfeet.Burkestruckathisface,andmissed.Andthen,withtheterriblesmoothspeedofaheavyman,Londonlancedwithhislefthandand,asBurkeducked,thegreatrightfistcaughthimonthesideofthejaw,liftedhimclear,anddroppedhim.Hisheadhungovertheedgeoftheplatform,brokenjawtornsideways,shatteredteethhanginglooselybetweenhislips.Athinstreamofbloodflowedfromhismouth,besidehisnoseandeye,anddisappearedintohishair.