All the Lucky Ones Are Dead
“Jolly Mokes said early the next morning, not surprising Gunner in the least.
“Sure you do. Surveillance is just another word for reconnaissance. And you know how to do recon, don’t you?”
“That was a long time ago, Gunner.”
“I know it was. But some things you never forget. Big as your ass is, Jolly, I never saw a man hide in some bush like you could. You can do this job with your eyes closed—I wouldn’t ask you if I didn’t think you could.”
“Yeah, but—”
“Look. Two days ago you said the Lord told ...you I’d have some kind of work for you, right? Well, the Lord’s paid off. What the hell are you balking now for?”
Jolly got up off his bed, walked around the oversized birdcage that was his one-room downtown apartment, bare feet clearing a path through all the newspaper and candy wrappers on the floor as he paced. “I ain’t balkin’,” he said, wearing only a pair of striped boxer shorts and a stained white cotton T-shirt. “It’s just … I guess I was hopin’ you’d give me somethin’ a little easier to do, that’s all.MoreLess
“Sure you do. Surveillance is just another word for reconnaissance. And you know how to do recon, don’t you?”
“That was a long time ago, Gunner.”
“I know it was. But some things you never forget. Big as your ass is, Jolly, I never saw a man hide in some bush like you could. You can do this job with your eyes closed—I wouldn’t ask you if I didn’t think you could.”
“Yeah, but—”
“Look. Two days ago you said the Lord told ...you I’d have some kind of work for you, right? Well, the Lord’s paid off. What the hell are you balking now for?”
Jolly got up off his bed, walked around the oversized birdcage that was his one-room downtown apartment, bare feet clearing a path through all the newspaper and candy wrappers on the floor as he paced. “I ain’t balkin’,” he said, wearing only a pair of striped boxer shorts and a stained white cotton T-shirt. “It’s just … I guess I was hopin’ you’d give me somethin’ a little easier to do, that’s all.MoreLess
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