Сестра Керри

Chapter XL. A Public Dissension: A Final Appeal

           

           Healsonotedamongthewantads.onewhichread:

           WANTED.—50skilledmotormen,accustomedtoWestinghousesystem,torunU.S.mailcarsonly,intheCityofBrooklyn;protectionguaranteed.

           Henotedparticularlyineachthe“protectionguaranteed.”Itsignifiedtohimtheunassailablepowerofthecompanies.

           “They’vegotthemilitiaontheirside,”hethought.“Thereisn’tanythingthosemencando.”

           Whilethiswasstillinhismind,theincidentwithOesloggeandCarrieoccurred.Therehadbeenagooddealtoirritatehim,butthisseemedmuchtheworst.Neverbeforehadsheaccusedhimofstealing—orverynearthat.Shedoubtedthenaturalnessofsolargeabill.Andhehadworkedsohardtomakeexpensesseemlight.Hehadbeen“doing”butcherandbakerinordernottocallonher.Hehadeatenverylittle—almostnothing.

           “Damnitall!”hesaid.“Icangetsomething.I’mnotdownyet.”

           Hethoughtthathereallymustdosomethingnow.Itwastoocheaptositaroundaftersuchaninsinuationasthis.Why,afteralittle,hewouldbestandinganything.

           Hegotupandlookedoutthewindowintothechillystreet.Itcamegraduallyintohismind,ashestoodthere,togotoBrooklyn.

           “Whynot?”hismindsaid.“Anyonecangetworkoverthere.You’llgettwoaday.”

           “Howaboutaccidents?”saidavoice.“Youmightgethurt.”

           “Oh,therewon’tbemuchofthat,”heanswered.“They’vecalledoutthepolice.Anyonewhowantstorunacarwillbeprotectedallright.”

           “Youdon’tknowhowtorunacar,”rejoinedthevoice.

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