To Have And Have Not

TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT
sight the glare of Havana in another hour. In two,
anyway. Soon as he sees the glare it may occur to
that son of a bitch to kill me. That was lucky getting
rid of that gun. Damn, that was lucky. Wonder
what that Marie's having for supper. I guess she's
plenty worried. I guess she's too worried to eat.
Wonder how much money those bastards have got.
Funny they don't count it. If that ain't a hell of a
way to raise money for a revolution. Cubans are a
hell of a people.
That's a mean boy, that Roberto, I'll get him
to-night. I get him no matter how the rest of it
comes out. That won't help that poor damned
Albert though. It made me feel bad to dump him
like that. I don't know what made me think of it.
He lit a cigarette and smoked in the dark.
Pm doing all right, he thought. I'm doing better
than I expected. The kid is a kind of nice kid.
I wish I could get those other two on the same side,
I wish there was some way to bunch them. Well,
I'll have to do the best I can. Easier I can make
them take it beforehand the better. Smoother
everything goes the better.
*Do you want a sandwich?' the boy asked.
Thaiiks,' said Harry, cYou give one to your
partner?'
'He's drinking. He won't eat/ the boy said.
'What about the others?'
'Seasick,' the boy said.
It's a nice nkrht to cross,' Harry said. He
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