Зеленая миля

Chapter 4

           Thiswasavulnerabletimewitharealprisoner,andwhenIlookedacrosstotheplatformwhereOldSparkystoodandsawBrutalwithhisgundrawn,Inoddedwithsatisfaction.Justright.

           Toot-Tootwentdownthestepsandstopped.Thefoldingwoodenchairs,aboutfortyofthem,werealreadyinplace.Bitterbuckwouldcrosstotheplatformonananglethatwouldkeephimsafelyawayfromtheseatedspectators,andhalfadozenguardswouldbeaddedforinsurance.BillDodgewouldbeinchargeofthose.Wehadneverhadawitnessmenacedbyacondemnedprisonerinspiteofwhatwas,admittedly,arawset-up,andthatwashowImeanttokeepit.

           "Ready,boys?"Tootaskedwhenwewerebackinouroriginalformationatthefootofthestairsleadingdownfrommyoffice.Inodded,andwewalkedtotheplatform.Whatwelookedlikemorethananything,Ioftenthought,wasacolor-guardthathadforgottenitsflag.

           "WhatamIsupposedtodo?"Percycalledfrombehindthewiremeshbetweenthestorageroomandtheswitchroom.

           "Watchandlearn,"Icalledback.

           "Andkeepyerhandsoffyerwiener,"Harrymuttered.Toot-Tootheardhim,though,andcackled.

           WeescortedhimupontotheplatformandTootturnedaroundonhisowntheoldvetinaction."Sittindown,"hesaid,"sittindown.sittindown,takinaseatinOldSparky’slap."

           Idroppedtomyrightkneebeforehisrightleg.Deandroppedtohisleftkneebeforehisleftleg.

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