Короли и капуста

The Remnants of the Code

           Hehadexhaustedhiscredittothelastreal.WiththeminutekeennessoftheshamelessspongerhewasawareofeverysourceinCoraliofromwhichaglassofrum,amealorapieceofsilvercouldbewheedled.Marshallingeachsuchsourceinhismind,heconsidereditwithallthethoroughnessandpenetrationthathungerandthirstlenthimforthetask.Allhisoptimismfailedtothreshagrainofhopefromthechaffofhispostulations.Hehadplayedoutthegame.Thatonenightintheopenhadshakenhisnerves.Untilthentherehadbeenlefttohimatleastafewgroundsuponwhichhecouldbasehisunblushingdemandsuponhisneighbours’stores.Nowhemustbeginsteadofborrowing.Themostbrazensophistrycouldnotdignifybythenameof"loan"thecoincontemptuouslyflungtoabeachcomberwhosleptonthebareboardsofthepublicmarket.

           Butonthismorningnobeggarwouldhavemorethankfullyreceivedacharitablecoin,forthedemonthirsthadhimbythethroatthedrunkard’smatutinalthirstthatrequirestobeslakedateachmorningstationontheroadtoTophet.

           Blythewalkedslowlyupthestreet,keepingawatchfuleyeforanymiraclethatmightdropmannauponhiminhiswilderness.AshepassedthepopulareatinghouseofMadamaVasquez,Madama’sboarderswerejustsittingdowntofreshly-bakedbread,aguacates,pinesanddeliciouscoffeethatsentforthodorousguaranteeofitsqualityuponthebreeze.

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