Короли и капуста

The Shamrock and the Palm

           InfiveminutesalongcomesO’Hara,abig,fineman,red-faced,withshinin’buttons,swingin’hisclub.’TwouldbeafinethingforGuatemalatomoveintoO’Hara’sprecinct.’TwouldbeafinebitofrecreationforDannytosuppressrevolutionsanduprisin’sonceortwiceaweekwithhisclub.

           "‘Is5046workin’yet,Danny?’saysI,walkin’uptohim.

           "‘Overtime,’saysO’Hara,lookin’overmesuspicious.‘Wantsomeofit?’

           "Fifty-forty-sixisthecelebratedcityordinanceauthorizin’arrest,convictionandimprisonmentofpersonsthatsucceedinconcealin’theircrimesfromthepolice.

           "‘Don’tyeknowJimmyClancy?’saysI.‘Yepink-gilledmonster.’So,whenO’Hararecognizedmebeneaththescandalousexteriorbestoweduponmebythetropics,IbackedhimintoadoorwayandtoldhimwhatIwanted,andwhyIwantedit.‘Allright,Jimmy,’saysO’Hara.‘Gobackandholdthebench.I’llbealongintenminutes.’

           "InthattimeO’HarastrolledthroughLafayetteSquareandspiedtwoWearyWilliesdisgracin’oneofthebenches.IntenminutesmoreJ.ClancyandGeneralDeVega,latecandidateforthepresidencyofGuatemala,wasinthestationhouse.Thegeneralisbadlyfrightened,andcallsuponmetoproclaimhisdistinguishmentsandrank.

           "‘Theman,’saysItothepolice,‘usedtobearailroadman.He’sonthebumnow.’Tisalittlebughouseheis,onaccountoflosin’hisjob.

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