Riddley Walker полностью

There we wer then. Hard to beleave it. Stil a live and the torches shimmying for us. Shimmering and glimmering. All fittit up and the crowd waiting for what wer coming. All the seanyer members of the form in front plus the regenneril guvner man from the Ram his name wer Riser Partman. Erny out in front for the patter and me looking out thru the back clof.

They wer mummering in the front row it wer about the show talk. Deaper Flinter said it wernt right doing the Eusa show talk if it wernt no Eusa show. Which Rightway Flinter said there wernt going to be no show without no show talk not wylst he wer Big Man any how. Then Deaper said wel what shud he say when he done the show talk shud he say “Down that road with Eusa”? Which Rightway said he shud jus say what he all ways said and les get on with it. Which Deaper said Rightway cud do what he liket only he wernt going to say the name of Eusa if it wernt no Eusa show. Then Rightway said he dint care what Deaper said only les get on with the show befor the torches bernt out.

Deaper stanning up then he said to the crowd, “Now this here show what weare going to see it aint no Eusa show its some kynd of a new show.”

Then there come some mummering.

Deaper said, “So les keap in mynd now wylst weare doing this show talk weare leaving Eusa out of it.”

There come a hevvy mans voyce from the crowd it said, “You bes go careful Deaper.”

Deaper said, “I am going careful nor I dont nead no 1 to tel me do I.”

The same voyce said, “Wel if you think you can leave Eusa out of any thing you aint going careful youre going foolish.”

Rightway Flinter then he ternt roun he said to that bloak, “Easyer you neadnt to worry over our connexion man going foolish wylst Im Big Man. What you nead to worry over is if your joars as hard as my fis.”

Easyer gone qwyet then only you cud hear some shiffing roun and some breaving and sying.

Deaper finely begun his show talk then he said to the crowd, “Weare going aint we.”

They said, “Yes weare going.”

He said, “Down that road.”

They waitit for them other 2 words which them words dint come.

Then there come Easyers voyce loud and clear he said, “With Eusa.”

Then the res of them said, “With Eusa time and reqwyrt.”

Deaper said, “Where them Chaynjis take us.”

They said, “He done his time wewl do our time.”

Deaper said, “Showing for us.” In stead of “Hes doing it for us.”

They said, “Hes doing it for us weare doing it for him.”

Deaper said, “Keap it going. Chances this time.”

They said, “Chances nex time.”

Deaper said, “New chance every time.”

They said, “New chance every time.”

Easyer said, “With Eusa.”

Rightway Flinter clincht his fis only he dint tern roun nor say nothing. He noddit to Erny and me.

Erny come over to the fit up he said, “Wel whos coming up to show then?”

It seamt like I had too much breaf in me I musve ben holding it. I had to breave out a littl befor Punch cud say any

thing. Then he said, “Ah putcha putcha putcha. Ah putcha putcha way.” He dint come up he jus stayd down and said that.

Erny said, “Whos that talking is that Mr Salty from Salt Town or who is it?”

Punch said, “Thats me Im Old Man Salty from Salt Town which Ive got the stick to prove it.”

Erny said, “Salt aint sticky.”

Punch said, “May be Im honey then whynt you lick my stick and fynd out?”

Erny said, “This aint that kynd of a show. Wud you tel me Mr Salty whatd you mean with all that putcha putcha putcha?”

Punch said, “I aint Mr Salty realy that aint my name.”

Erny said, “Whats your name then?”

Punch comes up then hes swanking hes zanting a bout hes waving his stick. Soons he comes in site you cud hear some breaf took in sharp you cud hear a littl sylents then Easyers voyce come strong he said, “That figgers crookit.” Funny. Them bloaks on the gate when we 1st come to Weaping they hadnt said nothing. Wel stranger hevvyswl do that some times. Jus not give you no word nor syn what ever. This crowd tho they wer giving words a nuff and syns in plenny. A womans voyce said, “You know theres women here and carrying.” Which there come some shuffling and that musve ben them carrying women carrying ther selfs out.

Easyer ups his voice agen he says, “If that aint sucking in your Luck I dont know what is. Bringing a crookit show like that in to your hoam form.”

Rightway Flinter he says, “You know Easyer theres moren 1 kynd of crookit. Theres crookit on the out side and theres crookit on the in side. Which Im beginning to think may be this here humpy figger is some kynd of a nindicater.” He says, “Walker & Orfing you carry on with this here show.”

Erny says to Punch, “Wel Mr Salty if your name aint Salty what is it then?”

Punch says, “Come closer and Iwl tel you what it rimes with.”