"Shadow, this is Mister Nancy,"
ugg boots on sale said Czernobog.
The old man got to his feet and thrust out his yellow-gloved right hand. "Good to meet you," he said with a dazzling smile. "I know who you must be. You're workin' for the old one-eye bastard, aren't you?" There was a faint twang in his voice, a hint of a patois that might have been West Indian.
"I work for Mister Wednesday," said Shadow.
ugg boots for 2012 "Yes. Please, sit down."
Czernobog inhaled on his cigarette.
"I think," he pronounced, gloomily, "that our kind, we like the cigarettes so much because they remind us of the offerings that once they burned for us, the smoke rising up as they sought our approval or our favor."
"They never gave me nothin' like that," said Nancy. "Best I could hope for was
ugg boots clearance sale a pile of fruit to eat, maybe curried goat, something slow and cold and tall to drink, and a big old high-titty woman to keep me company." He grinned white teeth, and winked at Shadow.
"These days," said Czernobog, his expression unchanged, "we have nothing."
"Well, I don't get anywhere near as much fruit as I used to," said Mr. Nancy, his
uggs discount eyes shining. "But there still ain't nothin' out there in the world for my money that can beat a big old high-titty woman. Some folk you talk to, they say it's the booty you got to inspect at first, but I'm here to tell you that it's the titties that still crank my engine on a cold mornin'." Nancy began
cheap rolex watches to laugh, a wheezing, rattling, good-natured laugh, and Shadow found himself liking the old man despite himself.
Wednesday returned from the rest room, and shook hands with Nancy. "Shadow, you want something to eat? A slice of pizza? Or a sandwich?"
"I'm not hungry," said Shadow.
"Let me tell you somethin'," said Mr. Nancy. "It can be a long time between meals. Someone
ugg boots discount outlet offers you food, you say yes. I'm no longer young as I was, but I can tell you this, you never say no to the opportunity to piss, to eat, or to get half an hour's shut-eye. You follow me?"
"Yes. But I'm really not hungry."