Американские боги
Chapter 3
Ihavealongnightaheadofme."
"Goodnight,"saidShadow.
"Exactly,"saidWednesday,andheclosedthedoorashewentout.
Shadowsatdownonthebed.Thesmellofcigarettesandpreservativeslingeredintheair.HewishedthatheweremourningLaura:itseemedmoreappropriatethanbeingtroubledbyheror,headmittedittohimselfnowthatshehadgone,justalittlescaredbyher.Itwastimetomourn.Heturnedthelightsout,andlayonthebed,andthoughtofLauraasshewasbeforehewenttoprison.Herememberedtheirmarriagewhentheywereyoungandhappyandstupidandunabletokeeptheirhandsoffeachother.
IthadbeenaverylongtimesinceShadowhadcried,solonghethoughthehadforgottenhow.Hehadnotevenweptwhenhismotherdied.
Buthebegantocrynow,inpainful,lurchingsobs,andforthefirsttimesincehewasasmallboy,Shadowcriedhimselftosleep.
ComingToAmerica
A.D.813
Theynavigatedthegreenseabythestarsandbytheshore,andwhentheshorewasonlyamemoryandthenightskywasovercastanddarktheynavigatedbyfaith,andtheycalledontheAll-Fathertobringthemsafelytolandoncemore.
Abadjourneytheyhadofit,theirfingersnumbandwithashiverintheirbonesthatnotevenwinecouldburnoff.Theywouldwakeinthemorningtoseethatthehoarfrosthadtouchedtheirbeards,and,untilthesunwarmedthem,theylookedlikeoldmen,white-beardedbeforetheirtime.
Teethwerelooseningandeyesweredeep-sunkenintheirsocketswhentheymadelandfallonthegreenlandtothewest.
