Зеленая миля

Chapter 5

           I’veneverbeenabletogodowninthecellaratmygranddaughter’shousewhentheybringmethere,althoughthat’swheretheirlittleboyhashisLionelset-up,whichhewoulddearlylovetosharewithhisgreat-grampa.Idon’tmindthetrains,asI’msureyoucanguessit’sthetransformerIcan’tabide.Thewayithums.Andtheway,whenitgetshot,itsmells.Evenafteralltheseyears,thatsmellremindsmeofColdMountain.

           VanHaygavehimthirtyseconds,thenturnedthejuiceoff.Thedoctorsteppedforwardfromhisplaceandlistenedwithhisstethoscope.Therewasnotalkfromthewitnessesnow.Thedoctorstraightenedupandlookedthroughthemesh."Disorganized,"hesaid,andmadeatwirling,crankinggesturewithonefinger.HehadheardafewrandomheartbeatsfromBitterbuck’schest,probablyasmeaninglessasthefinaljittersofadecapitatedchicken,butitwasbetternottotakechances.Youdidn’twanthimsuddenlysittinguponthegurneywhenyouhadhimhalfwaythroughthetunnel,bawlingthathefeltlikehewasonfire.

           VanHayrolledonthreeandTheChiefsurgedforwardagain,twistingalittlefromsidetosideinthegripofthecurrent.Whendoclistenedthistime,henodded.Itwasover.Wehadonceagainsucceededindestroyingwhatwecouldnotcreate.Someofthefolksintheaudiencehadbeguntalkinginthoselowvoicesagain;mostsatwiththeirheadsdown,lookingatthefloor,asifstunned.Orashamed.

           HarryandDeancameupwiththestretcher.

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