И проиграли бой

           Thesundidnotenterthetent,ithadpasseditsmeridian.MacandJimwatchedLondonwalkaway,andthentheyfacedeachotheragain.Macfloppeddownonthemattress.JimlookedathimuntilMacsaid,"Youaccusingmeofsomething?"

           "No,Iwasjustwondering—seemstomenowwe’vewonafightan’gotourguysthroughwe’remoreindangeroflosingthanever.Wecameoutheretodosomething,Mac.Havewemessedupeverything?"

           Macsaidsharply,"Youthinkwe’retooimportant,andthislittlebang-upistooimportant.Ifthethingblewuprightnowit’dbeworthit.Alotoftheguys’vebeenbelievingthiscrapaboutthenobleAmericanworking-man,an’thepartnershipofcapitalandlabor.Alotof’emarestraightnow.Theyknowhowmuchcapitalthinksof’em,andhowquickcapitalwouldpoison’emlikeabunchofants.An’byChrist,weshowed’emtwothings—whattheyare,an’whatthey’vegottodo.Andthislastlittleruckusshowed’emtheycoulddoit.Rememberwhatthe’FriscostrikedidtoSam?Well,alltheseguys’llgettobealittlelikeSam."

           "Butdoyouthinkthey’vegotbrainsenoughtoseeit?"

           "Notbrains,Jim.Itdon’ttakebrains.Afterit’salloverthething’llgoonworkingdowninsideof’em.They’llknowitwithoutthinkingitout."

           "Well,whatdoyouthink’sgoingtohappennow?"Macrubbedhisfrontteethwithafinger."Iguessthey’lljusthavetosteam-rollerusoutofhere,Jim.Mightbethisafternoon,mightbetonight."

           "Well,whatdoyouthink;hadwebetterjustfade,orputupafight?"

           "Fight,ifwecanmaketheguysdoit,"saidMac."Iftheysneakoff,theygetabadfeelingoutofit,butiftheyfightandgetlicked,well,theystillfought;andit’sworthdoing."