И проиграли бой

           Weonlyhavetwopunishments,reprimandandexpulsion.You’vegottowanttobelongtothePartyprettybadly.I’mgoingtorecommendyou,’causeIthinkyou’reagoodman;youmightgetvoteddown,though."

           "Thanks,"saidJim.

           "Nowlisten,haveyouanyrelativeswhomightsufferifyouuseyourrightname?"

           "I’veanuncle,TheodoreNolan.He’samechanic.Nolan’sanawfulcommonname."

           "Yeah,Iguessitiscommon.Haveyouanymoney?"

           "Aboutthreedollars.Ihadsome,butIspentitforthefuneral."

           "Well,whereyougoingtostay?"

           "Idon’tknow.Icutofffromeverything.Iwantedtostartnew.Ididn’twanttohaveanythinghangingover."

           Nilsonlookedaroundatthecot."Iliveinthisoffice,"hesaid."Ieatandsleepandworkhere.Ifyouwanttosleeponthefloor,youcanstayhereforafewdays."

           Jimsmiledwithpleasure."I’dlikethat.Thebunksinjailweren’tanysofterthanyourfloor."

           "Well,haveyouhadanydinner?"

           "No.Iforgotit."

           Nilsonspokeirritably."IfyouthinkI’mchiseling,goahead,"hesaid."Ihaven’tanymoney.Youhavethreedollars."