Над пропастью во ржи

           "Theycan’tjustignoretheice.Theycan’tjustignoreit."

           "Who’signoringit?Nobody’signoringit!"Horwitzsaid.Hegotsodamnexcitedandall,Iwasafraidhewasgoingtodrivethecabrightintoalamppostorsomething."Theyliverightinthegoddamice.It’stheirnature,forChrissake.Theygetfrozenrightinonepositionforthewholewinter."

           "Yeah?Whatdotheyeat,then?Imeanifthey’refrozensolid,theycan’tswimaroundlookingforfoodandall."

           "Theirbodies,forChrissake—what’samatterwithya?Theirbodiestakeinnutritionandall,rightthroughthegoddamseaweedandcrapthat’sintheice.Theygottheirporesopenthewholetime.That’stheirnature,forChrissake.SeewhatImean?"Heturnedwaythehellaroundagaintolookatme.

           "Oh,"Isaid.Iletitdrop.Iwasafraidhewasgoingtocrackthedamntaxiuporsomething.Besides,hewassuchatouchyguy,itwasn’tanypleasurediscussinganythingwithhim."Wouldyoucaretostopoffandhaveadrinkwithmesomewhere?"Isaid.

           Hedidn’tanswerme,though.Iguesshewasstillthinking.Iaskedhimagain,though.Hewasaprettygoodguy.Quiteamusingandall.

           "Iain’tgotnotimefornoliquor,bud,"hesaid."Howthehelloldareyou,anyways?Whyain’tchahomeinbed?"

           "I’mnottired."

           WhenIgotoutinfrontofErnie’sandpaidthefare,oldHorwitzbroughtupthefishagain.