Американские боги

           CertainlyIwouldagreethatmillionsuponmillionsofthemgiveeachothertokensinyourname,andthattheystillpracticealltheritesofyourfestival,evendowntohuntingforhiddeneggs.Buthowmanyofthemknowwhoyouare?Eh?Excuseme,miss?"Thistotheirwaitress.

           Shesaid,"Youneedanotherespresso?"

           "No,mydear.Iwasjustwonderingifyoucouldsolvealittleargumentwewerehavingoverhere.MyfriendandIweredisagreeingoverwhattheword‘Easter’means.Wouldyouhappentoknow?"

           Thegirlstaredathimasifgreentoadshadbeguntopushtheirwaybetweenhislips.Thenshesaid,"Idon’tknowaboutanyofthatChristianstuff.I’mapagan."

           Thewomanbehindthecountersaid,"Ithinkit’slikeLatinorsomethingfor‘Christhasrisen’maybe."

           "Really?"saidWednesday.

           "Yeah,sure,"saidthewoman."Easter.Justlikethesunrisesintheeast,youknow."

           "Therisenson.Ofcourse—amostlogicalsupposition."Thewomansmiledandreturnedtohercoffeegrinder.Wednesdaylookedupattheirwaitress."IthinkIshallhaveanotherespresso,ifyoudonotmind.Andtellme,asapagan,whodoyouworship?"

           "Worship?"

           "That’sright.Iimagineyoumusthaveaprettywide-openfield.