Зеленая миля

Chapter 7

           "

           Ididn’twanttomakeareport;Ionlywantedhimoutofmysight.Itoldhimso.

           "Thematter’sclosed,"Ifinished.IsawBrutallookingatmedisapprovingly,butignoredit."Goon,getoutofhere.GoovertoAdminandtellthemyou’resupposedtoreadlettersandhelpinthepackageroom."

           "Sure."Hehadhiscomposureback,orthecrack-headedarrogancethatservedhimascomposure.Hebrushedhishairbackfromhisforeheadwithhishandssoftandwhiteandsmall,thehandsofagirlinherearlyteens,youwouldhavethoughtandthenapproachedthecell.Delacroixsawhim,andhecringedbackevenfartheronhisbunk,gibberinginamixtureofEnglishandstewpotFrench.

           "Iain’tdonewithyou,Pierre,"hesaid,thenjumpedasoneofBrutal’shugehandsfellonhisshoulder.

           "Yesyouare,"Brutalsaid."Nowgoon.Getinthebreeze."

           "Youdon’tscareme,youknow,"Percysaid."Notabit."Hiseyesshiftedtome."Eitherofyou."Butwedid.Youcouldseethatinhiseyesasclearasday,anditmadehimevenmoredangerous.AguylikePercydoesn’tevenknowhimselfwhathemeanstodofromminutetominuteandsecondtosecond.

           Whathedidrightthenwasturnawayfromusandgowalkingupthecorridorinlong,arrogantstrides.Hehadshowntheworldwhathappenedwhenscrawny,half-baldlittleFrenchmentriedtocophisjoint,byGod,andhewasleavingthefieldavictor.

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