Американские боги

           "

           "Mean?Moody?Magnificent?Married?"

           Ashortlaugh,then,"Yes,Iguesshedoeslookmarried.Imean,ifthere’salookthatmarriedmenhave,hekindofhasit.ButthewordIwasthinkingofwasmelancholy.Helooksmelancholy."

           "Andmysterious?"

           "Notparticularly.Whenhemovedinheseemedkindahelpless—hedidn’tevenknowtoheat-sealthewindows.Thesedayshestilllookslikehedoesn’tknowwhathe’sdoinghere.Whenhe’shere—he’shere,thenhe’sgoneagain.I’veseenhimoutwalkingfromtimetotime.He’snotrouble."

           "Maybehe’sabankrobber."

           "Uh-huh.JustwhatIwasthinking."

           "Youwerenot.Thatwasmyidea.Listen,Mags,howareyou?Areyouokay?"

           "Yeah."

           "Really?"

           "No."

           Alongpausethen."I’mcominguptoseeyou."

           "Sammy,no."

           "It’llbeaftertheweekendbeforethefurnacesareworkingandschoolstartsagain.It’llbefun.Youcanmakeupabedonthecouchforme.Andinvitethemysteriousneighboroverfordinneronenight."

           "Sam,you’rematchmaking."

           "Who’smatchmaking?AfterClaudine-the-bitch-from-hell,maybeI’mreadytogobacktoboysforawhile.ImetanicestrangeboywhenIhitchhikeddowntoElPasoforChristmas."

           "Oh.