Зеленая миля

Chapter 5

           

           Therewasagurneywaiting.WeloadedBitterbuck’sbodyontoit,andImadeafinalchecktomakesurehishairwasout.Thatonebraidwasprettywellcharred,andIwassorrytoseethatthecunninglittlebowonthatsideofhisheadwasnownothingbutablackenedlump.

           Percyslappedthedeadman’scheek.Theflatsmackingsoundofhishandmadeusalljump.Percylookedaroundatuswithacockysmileonhismouth,eyesglittering.ThenhelookedbackatBitterbuckagain."Adios,Chief,"hesaid."Hopehell’shotenoughforyou."

           "Don’tdothat,"Brutalsaid,hisvoicehollowanddeclamatoryinthedrippingtunnel."He’spaidwhatheowed.He’ssquarewiththehouseagain.Youkeepyourhandsoffhim."

           "Aw,blowitout,"Percysaid,buthesteppedbackuneasilywhenBrutalmovedtowardhim,shadowrisingbehindhimliketheshadowofthatapeinthestoryabouttheRueMorgue.ButinsteadofgrabbingatPercy,BrutalgrabbedholdofthegurneyandbeganpushingArlenBitterbuckslowlytowardthefarendofthetunnel,wherehislastridewaswaiting,parkedonthesoftshoulderofthehighway.Thegurney’shardrubberwheelsmoanedontheboards;itsshadowrodethebulgingbrickwall,waxingandwaning;DeanandHarrygraspedthesheetatthefootandpulleditupoverTheChief’sface,whichhadalreadybeguntotakeonthewaxy,characterlesscastofalldeadfaces,theinnocentaswellastheguilty.

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