И проиграли бой

           Iheardaboutyouroldman;hewasn’tagenius,allheknewwasfight.Idon’tknowwhereyoulearnedtouseyourbeanandkeepclear."

           "I’vegottobesomeuse,"Jimsaid."Myfatherwaslikeyousay,butmymotherwassocoolshe’dmakeyoushiver."

           Londonflexedhishandathisside,andthenhelookedinastonishmentathiscrushedknuckles."HolyChrist!Lookatthat!"

           "Yousuresmashed’em,"saidMac.

           "Ismashed’emonthatson-of-a-bitchBurke.Howishe,Jim?FeltlikeIknockedhisheadclearoffwhenIsocked’im."

           Jimsaid,"Idon’tknowhowheis.Somebodytook’imoffthestand."

           "GuessIbettersee,"saidLondon."FunnyIneverfeltthathandtillnow."

           "Whenyougetmixedupwiththeanimal,youneverfeelanything,"saidMac.

           "Whatanimal?"

           "Oh,it’sjustakindofajoke.BeagoodideaifyoulookatBurke.Andseehowtheguysfeel.They’llfeelprettyrockybynow,Ithink."

           Londonsaid,"Idon’ttrust’emnomore.Ican’ttellwhatthey’lldonomore.I’mgladIwasn’tbackofthatbarricade."

           Macsaid,"Well,I’mgladyouwasinfrontofthistent.Jiman’memightbehangin’uponanappletreebynow."

           "Therewasaminutethere——"saidLondon.Hegatheredthetent-flapsandtiedthemback.