Зеленая миля

Chapter 9

           

           "Iwon’tbestayingforthisone,"hehadsaid."Curtiswillbethere,andIknowCoffeywillbeingoodhandswithyouandBrutus."

           "Yes,sir,we’lldoourbest,"Isaid."IsthereanywordonPercy?"Ishecomingbackaround?iswhatImeant,ofcourse.Isheevennowsittinginaroomsomewhereandtellingsomeonesomedoctor,mostlikelyabouthowwezippedhimintothenut-coatandthrewhimintotherestraintroomlikeanyotherproblemchild...anyotherlugoon,inPercy’slanguage?Andifheis,aretheybelievinghim?

           ButaccordingtoHal,Percywasjustthesame.Nottalking,andnot,sofarasanyonecouldtell,intheworldatall.HewasstillatIndianola"beingevaluated,"Halhadsaid,lookingmystifiedatthephrasebutiftherewasnoimprovement,hewouldbemovingalongsoon.

           "How’sCoffeyholdingup?"Halhadaskedthen.Hehadfinallymanagedtodoupthelastbuttonofhiscoat.

           Inodded."He’llbefine,Warden."

           He’dnoddedback,thengonetothedoor,lookingoldandill."Howcansomuchgoodandsomuchevillivetogetherinthesameman?Howcouldthemanwhocuredmywifebethesamemanwhokilledthoselittlegirls?Doyouunderstandthat?"

           IhadtoldhimIdidn’t,thewaysofGodweremysterious,therewasgoodandevilinallofus,oursnottoreasonwhy,hotcha,hotcha,row-dee-dow.

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