Американские боги
Chapter 4
Heateseveralvividpinkslicesofham,pickedafragmentofmeatfromhisbeard,droppeditontohisplate."Planisasfollows.Tomorrownightweshallbemeetingwithanumberofpersonspreeminentintheirrespectivefields-donotlettheirdemeanorintimidateyou.Weshallmeetatoneofthemostimportantplacesintheentirecountry.Afterwardweshallwineanddinethem.Ineedtoenlisttheminmycurrententerprise."
"Andwhereisthismostimportantplace?"
"You’llsee,m’boy.Isaidoneofthem.Opinionsarejustifiablydivided.Ihavesentwordtomycolleagues.We’llstopoffinChicagoontheway,asIneedtopickupsomemoney.Entertaining,inthemannerweshallneedtoentertain,willtakemorereadycashthanIcurrentlyhaveavailable.ThenontoMadison."Wednesdaypaidandtheyleft,walkedbackacrosstheroadtothemotelparkinglot.WednesdaytossedShadowthecarkeys.
Hedrovedowntothefreewayandoutoftown.
"Yougoingtomissit?"askedWednesday.Hewassortingthroughafolderfilledwithmaps.
"Thetown?No.Ididn’treallyeverhavealifehere.Iwasneverinoneplacetoolongasakid,andIdidn’tgethereuntilIwasinmytwenties.SothistownisLaura’s."
"Let’shopeshestayshere,"saidWednesday.
"Itwasadream,"saidShadow."Remember."
"That’sgood,"saidWednesday."Healthyattitudetohave.Didyouf**kherlastnight?"
Shadowtookabreath.Then,"Thatisnoneofyourdamnbusiness.Andno."
"Didyouwantto?"
Shadowsaidnothingatall.Hedrovenorth,towardChicago.
