Американские боги
Chapter 7
Youknowwhereyouarenow?"
"No,"saidShadow."Ihavenoidea.SomewhereonHighwayFifty-two?"
"Thenexttown’sPeru,"saidSam."NottheoneinPeru.TheoneinIllinois.Letmesmellyou.Benddown."Shadowbentdown,andthegirlsniffedhisface."Okay.Idon’tsmellbooze.Youcandrive.Let’sgo."
"WhatmakesyouthinkI’mgivingyouaride?"
"BecauseI’madamselindistress,"shesaid,"andyouareaknightinwhatever.Areallydirtycar.YouknowsomeonewroteWashMe!onyourrearwindshield?"Shadowgotintothecarandopenedthepassengerdoor.Thelightthatgoesonincarswhenthefrontdoorisopeneddidnotgooninthiscar.
"No,"hesaid,"Ididn’t."
Sheclimbedin."Itwasme,"shesaid."Iwroteit.Whiletherewasstillenoughlighttosee."
Shadowstartedthecar,turnedontheheadlights,andheadedbackontotheroad."Left,"saidSamhelpfully.Shadowturnedleft,andhedrove.Afterseveralminutestheheaterstartedtowork,andblessedwarmthfilledthecar.
"Youhaven’tsaidanythingyet,"saidSam."Saysomething."
"Areyouhuman?"askedShadow."Anhonest-to-goodness,born-of-man-and-woman,livingbreathinghumanbeing?"
"Sure,"shesaid.
"Okay.Justchecking.
