Короли и капуста

The Shamrock and the Palm

           Revolutions?DidIspeakofr-r-revolutions?Notoneword.Isay,big,strongmansisneedinGuatemala.So.Themistakeisofyou.Youhavelookedinthoseoneboxcontainingthosegunfortheguard.Youthinkallboxesiscontaingun?No.

           "‘ThereisnotwarinGuatemala.Butwork?Yes.Good.T’irtydollarinthemonth.Youshallshoulderonepickaxe,señor,anddigforthelibertyandprosperityofGuatemala.Offtoyourwork.Theguardwaitsforyou.’

           "‘Little,fat,poodledogofabrownman,’saysI,quiet,butfullofindignationsanddiscomforts,‘thingsshallhappentoyou.Maybenotrightaway,butassoonasJ.Clancycanformulatesomethin’inthewayofrepartee.’

           "Thebossofthegangordersustowork.ItrampsoffwiththeDagoes,andIhearsthedistinguishedpatriotandkidnapperlaughin’heartyaswego.

           "’Tisasorrowfulfact,foreightweeksIbuiltrailroadsforthatmisbehavin’country.Ifilibusteredtwelvehoursadaywithaheavypickandaspade,choppin’awaytheluxuriouslandscapethatgrewupontherightofway.Weworkedinswampsthatsmelledliketherewasaleakinthegasmains,trampin’downafineassortmentofthemostexpensivehothouseplantsandvegetables.Thescenewastropicalbeyondthewildestimaginationofthegeographyman.Thetreeswasallsky-scrapers;theunderbrushwasfullofneedlesandpins;therewasmonkeysjumpin’aroundandcrocodilesandpink-tailedmockin’-birds,andyestoodknee-deepintherottenwaterandgrabbledrootsfortheliberationofGuatemala.

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