Американские боги
Chapter 5
Wednesdayseemedprofoundlyheavy,Czernobogclimbeduphimself,onlyusingShadow’sshouldertosteadyhimself,Nancyseemedtoweighnothingatall.Eachoftheoldmenclimbedoutontotheledge,andthen,withastepandahop,theywalkedoutontothecirclingCarouselplatform.
"Well?"barkedWednesday."Aren’tyoucoming?"
Shadow,notwithoutacertainamountofhesitation,andahastylookaroundforanyHouseontheRockpersonnelwhomightbewatching,swunghimselfupontotheledgebesidetheWorld’sLargestCarousel.ShadowwaspuzzledtorealizethathewasfarmoreconcernedwithbreakingtherulesbyclimbingontotheCarouselthanhehadbeenaidingandabettingthisafternoon’sbankrobbery.
Eachoftheoldmenselectedamount.Wednesdayclimbedontoagoldenwolf.Czernobogclimbedontoanarmoredcentaur,itsfacehiddenbyametalhelmet.Nancy,chuckling,slitheredupontothebackofanenormous,leapinglion,capturedbythesculptormid-roar.Hepattedthesideofthelion.TheStrausswaltzcarriedthemaround,majestically.
Wednesdaywassmiling,andNancywaslaughingdelightedly,anoldman’scackle,andeventhedourCzernobogseemedtobeenjoyinghimself.Shadowfeltasifaweightweresuddenlyliftedfromhisback:threeoldmenwereenjoyingthemselves,ridingtheworld’sbiggestcarousel
