И проиграли бой

           Hesetoff,stiff-legged,towardthecamp.Londonwalkedbesidehim,carryingthelantern.Theclearingwasfullofcuriousmen.Theyclusteredaround,untiltheysawtheburden.Andthentheyrecoiled.Macmarchedthroughthemasthoughhedidnotseethem.Acrosstheclearing,pastthestoveshemarched,andthecrowdfollowedsilentlybehindhim.Hecametotheplatform.Hedepositedthefigureunderthehand-railandleapedtothestand.HedraggedJimacrosstheboardsandleanedhimagainstthecornerpost,andsteadiedhimwhenheslippedsideways.

           Londonhandedthelanternup,andMacsetitcarefullyonthefloor,besidethebody,sothatitslightfellonthehead.Hestoodupandfacedthecrowd.Hishandsgrippedtherail.Hiseyeswerewideandwhite.Infronthecouldseethemassedmen,eyesshininginthelamplight.Behindthefrontrow,themenwerelumpedanddark.Macshivered.Hemovedhisjawstospeak,andseemedtobreakthefrozenjawsloose.Hisvoicewashighandmonotonous."Thisguydidn’twantnothingforhimself—"hebegan.Hisknuckleswerewhite,wherehegraspedtherail."Comrades!Hedidn’twantnothingforhimself—"