Man, woman, and child by Segal Erich 1937-2010

Author:Segal, Erich, 1937-2010
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: New York : Ballantine
Published: 1981-02-14T16:00:00+00:00

to stand as tall as possible, emanating strength, thus striking fear into his smaller opponent.

"My name is Jean-Claude Guerin," the boy said quietly, still walking slowly toward him.

"And I say it's Frenchie. Sissy Frenchie Fruitcake."

Jean-Claude was now less than a foot away. Davey towered over him. "Frenchie Fruitcake," Davey repeated, grinning.

And then Jean-Claude kicked.

Not Davey, but the ball beneath his foot. Davey fell back onto his behind.

From far off, his departing soccer buddies caught sight of the young superstar's tumble and began to laugh. Davey rose from the ground, infuriated.

He started toward Jean-Claude, who backed up, still keeping the ball in control.

"My name is Jean-Claude," he repeated.

Davey lunged to kick the ball away. Jean-Claude deftly tapped it out of his reach.

Now the French boy dribbled toward midfield. Davey gave chase. He sprinted and lunged. Jean-Claude feinted and dodged. Davey could not get anywhere near the ball. The team guys now began to whistle and applaud. They had never seen such ball handling by so young a kid. They hadn't learned in school that European children begin kicking as soon as they begin walking.

The hoots and jeers now became audible even to the tired joggers on the far side of the field. Bernie was the first to notice. He could not believe his eyes.

"Holy shit!" he remarked. "The kid's an athlete!"

At first Bob did not bother to look up, assuming it was yet another of Bernie's panegyrics to his son. Then he did.

And he saw Jean-Claude feinting as Davey Acker-

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