О мышах и людях

           Candyquicklychangedthesubject.«Slim’sasgoodaskinnerasIeverseen.»

           Lennieleanedtowardtheoldswamper.«Aboutthemrabbits,"heinsisted.

           Candysmiled.«Igotitfiguredout.Wecanmakesomemoneyonthemrabbitsifwegoaboutitright.»

           «ButIgettotend‘em,"Lenniebrokein.«GeorgesaysIgettotend‘em.Hepromised.»

           Crooksinterruptedbrutally.«Youguysisjustkiddin’yourself.You’lltalkaboutitahellofalot,butyouwon’tgetnoland.You’llbeaswamperheretilltheytakeyououtinabox.Hell,Iseentoomanyguys.Lenniehere’llquitan’beontheroadintwo,threeweeks.Seemslikeever’guygotlandinhishead.»

           Candyrubbedhischeekangrily.«YouGoddamnrightwe’regonnadoit.Georgesaysweare.Wegotthemoneyrightnow.»

           «Yeah?»saidCrooks.«An’where’sGeorgenow?Intowninawhorehouse.That’swhereyourmoney’sgoin’.Jesus,Iseenithappentoomanytimes.Iseentoomanyguyswithlandintheirhead.Theynevergetnoneundertheirhand.»

           Candycried,«Suretheyallwantit.Everybodywantsalittlebitofland,notmuch.Jus’som’thin’thatwashis.Som’thin’hecouldliveonandtherecouldn’tnobodythrowhimoffofit.Ineverhadnone.Iplantedcropsfordamnnearever’bodyinthisstate,buttheywasn’tmycrops,andwhenIharvested‘em,itwasn’tnoneofmyharvest.Butwegonnadoitnow,anddon’tyoumakenomistakeaboutthat.Georgeain’tgotthemoneyintown.Thatmoney’sinthebank.Mean’Lenniean’George.