И проиграли бой

           IforgotBurke."Herantothedoor,andaroundthebacktothetent,andlookedtowardthestand.Thenhewentintothetentagain."Somebodytookhimin,"hesaid.

           Macwasupnow,andexcited."Tellme."

           "Well,whenthecrowdsawthebloodtheywentnuts,andLondonstarted’emdowntobreakthebarricade."

           Maccried,"Didn’tItellyou?Theyneedblood.Thatworks.That’swhatItoldyou.Wellthen—what?"

           "They’redowntherenow.God,Mac,yououghttoofseenthem.Itwaslikeallofthemdisappeared,anditwasjustonebig—animal,goingdowntheroad.Justalloneanimal.Inearlywasthere.Iwantedtogo,andthenIthought,‘Youcan’t.You’vegottouseyourhead.’"

           "Right!"saidMac."Peoplethinkamobiswasteful,butI’veseenplenty;andItellyou,amobwithsomethingitwantstodoisjustaboutasefficientastrainedsoldiers,buttricky.They’llknockthatbarricade,butthenwhat?They’llwanttodosomethingelsebeforetheycooloff."Andhewenton,"That’sright,whatyousaid.Itisabiganimal.It’sdifferentfromthemeninit.Andit’sstrongerthanallthemenputtogether.Itdoesn’twantthesamethingsmenwant—it’slikeDocsaid—andwedon’tknowwhatit’lldo."

           "It’llgetthatbarricade,"saidJim.

           "That’snotwhatImean.Theanimaldon’twantthebarricade.Idon’tknowwhatitwants.Troubleis,guysthatstudypeoplealwaysthinkit’smen,anditisn’tmen.It’sadifferentkindofanimal.It’sasdifferentfrommenasdogsare.Jim,it’sswellwhenwecanuseit,butwedon’tknowenough.Whenitgetsstarteditmightdoanything."Hisfacewasaliveandexcited,andslightlyfearful.