第27节
【】theyhadsetupa“tuallyprofitable”arrahis.asifontossedhishisakingshootiures,hespatandcursedattheg.
iitedonatangleofyretgandgroaningdroier.ourdriverletthetruckidleandhoppeddoogreettheapproagvoirushedgravel.wordser.“spasseba.”
anotherflieonelaughed,ashrilladeju.babashandanbrokeintosong,aslurring,offkeyrenditionofanoldafghanhathickrussia:
ahestaboro,heaboro.
gosloylovelyon,goslowly.
bootheelseonefluhetarpaulinhangihebaouth.behindtheaboneloredonhunginthesky.karindtheafghansoldierhadabriefexethingabouttoorandhisbadluingthenghisfiheedgeofthetailgate.eveninthediightoftheon,isapasseopassenger.despitetheld,sedfraveaadetheotherte.karilearedhisthroat,droppedhishead.saidthesoldieredahalfhourhtheladyinthebackofthetruck.
theyounganpulledtheshaeaspaleastheonhabove.hetoldkarioask“stersoldiersahib”toshoerother,ybehehadaandbarkedaseriesofwords.
“itshisprisaid.heuldntbriolookthehusbandintheeye.
“butohehusbandsaid.
karindtherussiansoldierspoke.“hesays...hesayseverypricehasatax.”
thatytutoething,”babasaid.hesaidittokaributlookeddireeis.”
theyspoke.“hesaysthisiseinwar.”
“tellhiesandsit,evehanintisofpeace.”
doyouhavetoalyheartfluttering.tyoujustletitgoforoikusallkilled.
therussiansoldiersaidsothingtokariaslecreasinghislips.“aghasahib,”kariaid,“theseroussiarenotlikeus.theyuandnothingaboutrespect,honor.”
“didhesay”
“hesayshellenjoyputtingabulletinyoualstaschas...”karirailedoff,butnoddedhisheadtoanyhead,isaidaprayerihadleaedinschool.
“tellhilltakeathousandofhisbulletsbeforeiletthisiis,itoowonderedifiwasreallybabasson.
thebulldogfacedrussianraisedhisgun.
“baba,sitdoeanstoshootyou.”
babaslappedhaterkillgoodtearinghiopienhisfather”
therussiansoldiersgrinneverfalteredythroat,iburiedfahands.
thegunroared.
itsdohen.iighteenandalone.ihaveihat
buttheyheaduzzleofhisuptuedgunthatskeseanttoshootbabahadalreadyholsteredhisorelikegandlaughingatthesati.
thesendrussianoffiheretofight,”hesaid.“buttheyarejustboys,aheyfindthepleasure.”hegavetheyoungerofficertheruefullookofafatherexasperatedisbehavingson.“thisotachedtno...”hewavedusoff.
ntslater,henthefirstsoldiersvoice,slurryandoffkey,singingtheoldweddingsong.
inutesbeforetheyounganshusbandsuddenlystoodanddidsothingidseennyothersdobeforehihekissedbabashand.
toorsbadluahipar
usheredusquicklyfrohetrutoaooryhouseattheinterseoftes,aiatrees,andclosedshops.ipulledthe
llarofatagainsttheeersllingradishes.
oncehehadusinsid
...
iitedonatangleofyretgandgroaningdroier.ourdriverletthetruckidleandhoppeddoogreettheapproagvoirushedgravel.wordser.“spasseba.”
anotherflieonelaughed,ashrilladeju.babashandanbrokeintosong,aslurring,offkeyrenditionofanoldafghanhathickrussia:
ahestaboro,heaboro.
gosloylovelyon,goslowly.
bootheelseonefluhetarpaulinhangihebaouth.behindtheaboneloredonhunginthesky.karindtheafghansoldierhadabriefexethingabouttoorandhisbadluingthenghisfiheedgeofthetailgate.eveninthediightoftheon,isapasseopassenger.despitetheld,sedfraveaadetheotherte.karilearedhisthroat,droppedhishead.saidthesoldieredahalfhourhtheladyinthebackofthetruck.
theyounganpulledtheshaeaspaleastheonhabove.hetoldkarioask“stersoldiersahib”toshoerother,ybehehadaandbarkedaseriesofwords.
“itshisprisaid.heuldntbriolookthehusbandintheeye.
“butohehusbandsaid.
karindtherussiansoldierspoke.“hesays...hesayseverypricehasatax.”
thatytutoething,”babasaid.hesaidittokaributlookeddireeis.”
theyspoke.“hesaysthisiseinwar.”
“tellhiesandsit,evehanintisofpeace.”
doyouhavetoalyheartfluttering.tyoujustletitgoforoikusallkilled.
therussiansoldiersaidsothingtokariaslecreasinghislips.“aghasahib,”kariaid,“theseroussiarenotlikeus.theyuandnothingaboutrespect,honor.”
“didhesay”
“hesayshellenjoyputtingabulletinyoualstaschas...”karirailedoff,butnoddedhisheadtoanyhead,isaidaprayerihadleaedinschool.
“tellhilltakeathousandofhisbulletsbeforeiletthisiis,itoowonderedifiwasreallybabasson.
thebulldogfacedrussianraisedhisgun.
“baba,sitdoeanstoshootyou.”
babaslappedhaterkillgoodtearinghiopienhisfather”
therussiansoldiersgrinneverfalteredythroat,iburiedfahands.
thegunroared.
itsdohen.iighteenandalone.ihaveihat
buttheyheaduzzleofhisuptuedgunthatskeseanttoshootbabahadalreadyholsteredhisorelikegandlaughingatthesati.
thesendrussianoffiheretofight,”hesaid.“buttheyarejustboys,aheyfindthepleasure.”hegavetheyoungerofficertheruefullookofafatherexasperatedisbehavingson.“thisotachedtno...”hewavedusoff.
ntslater,henthefirstsoldiersvoice,slurryandoffkey,singingtheoldweddingsong.
inutesbeforetheyounganshusbandsuddenlystoodanddidsothingidseennyothersdobeforehihekissedbabashand.
toorsbadluahipar
usheredusquicklyfrohetrutoaooryhouseattheinterseoftes,aiatrees,andclosedshops.ipulledthe
llarofatagainsttheeersllingradishes.
oncehehadusinsid
...