Зеленая миля

Chapter 5

           Ihaveseenmenwaitingthatwayinbusstationsfortheirbusestobecalled.

           Percycameinfromthestorageroomaroundquartertoelevenandhandedmeareportwhichhadbeenlaboriouslywritteninpencil.Eraser-crumbslayoverthesheetofpaperingrittysmears.Hesawmerunmythumboveroneofthese,andsaidhastily:"That’sjustafirstpass,like.I’mgoingtocopyitover.Whatdoyouthink?"

           WhatIthoughtwasthatitwasthemostoutrageousgoddamwhitewashI’dreadinallmyborndays.WhatItoldhimwasthatitwasfine,andhewentaway,satisfied.

           DeanandHarryplayedcribbage,talkingtooloud,squabblingoverthecounttoooften,andlookingatthecrawlinghandsoftheclockeveryfivesecondsorso.Onatleastoneoftheirgamesthatnight,theyappearedtogoaroundtheboardthreetimesinsteadoftwice.TherewassomuchtensionintheairthatIfeltIcouldalmosthavecarveditlikeclay,andtheonlypeoplewhodidn’tseemtofeelitwerePercyandWildBill.

           Thenitgottobetenoftwelve,IcouldstanditnolongerandgaveDeanalittlenod.HewentintomyofficewithabottleofR.C.ColaboughtoffToot’scart,andcamebackoutaminuteortwolater.Thecolawasnowinatincup,whichaprisonercan’tbreakandthenslashwith.

           Itookitandglancedaround.Harry,Dean,andBrutalwereallwatchingme.So,forthatmatter,wasJohnCoffey.NotPercy,though.

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