Billy's party continued, actually becoming noisier and gathering momentum. More people arrived, and the influx of new blood seemed to energize those who were already there. Beer flowed freely, pouring from the keg in an amber fall of release; each time the tap hissed to fill another cup, the laughter seemed to grow a bit wilder, the trailer seemed to oscillate a bit more emphatically.
The group in the kitchen played drinking games, hollering and applauding more jubilantly with each passing round. The games weren't contests, and there were no winners or losers; they were just simple, silly exercises designed to make everyone drink more.
The most popular game was called "quarters," and it involved bouncing coins from the kitchen table into a tumbler. Each person had a turn, and if he o
