И проиграли бой

           "Well,theranchesovertherearebigger,even.Ifwetakeacuthere,thecottonpeoplewillcutdeeper."

           Macsmiledencouragementandpraise."Youknowdamnwelltheywill,"heseconded."They’lldoiteverytime;cutandcutuntilthemenfinallyfight."

           Dakinsetthewhiskybottlegentlydownandwalkedtothebigbedandseatedhimself.Helookedathislongwhitehands,keptsoftwithgloves.Helookedatthefloorbetweenhishands."Idon’twantnotrouble,"hesaid."Themissus,thekidsandmegotalongfinesofar;butdamnit,you’reright,we’llgetacottoncutsureashell.Whycan’ttheyletthingsalone?"

           Macsaid,"Idon’tseewegotanythingtodobutorganize."

           Dakinshookhimselfnervously."Iguesswegotto.Idon’twanttomuch.Whatyouguyswantmetodo?"

           Londonsaid,"Dakin,youcanswingthisbunch,andIcanswingmybunch,maybe."

           Macbrokein,"Youcan’tswingnobodythatdoesn’twanttobeswung.DakinandLondongottostarttalkin’,that’sall.Getthementalkin’.They’remadalready,buttheyain’ttalkeditout.Wegottogettalkgoin’onalltheotherplaces,too.Let’emtalktomorrowandthenextday.Thenwe’llcallameetin’.It’llspreadquickenough,withtheguysthismad."

           Dakinsaid,"Ijustthoughtofsomethin’.S’posewegooutonstrike?Wecan’tcamphere.Theywon’tletuscamponthecountyorthestateroads.Wherewegoin’togo?"

           "Ithoughtofthat,"saidMac."Igotanidear,too.Iftherewasanicepieceofprivateland,it’dbeallright."