Зеленая миля

Chapter 8

           "It’sSteamboatWilly,likeinthepitcher-show.BossHowellnamedhim."

           "It’sMr.Jingles,"Delacroixsaid.OnanyothersubjecthewouldhavetoldyouthatshitwasShinola,ifyouwantedhimto,butonthesubjectofthemouse’snamehewasperfectlyadamant."Hewhisperitinmyear.Cap’n,canIhaveaboxforhim?CanIhaveaboxformymous,"sohecansleepinherewitme?"HisvoicebegantofallintowheedlingtonesIhadheardathousandtimesbefore."Iputhimundermybunkandheneverbeascridoftrouble,notone."

           "YourEnglishgetsahellofalotbetterwhenyouwantsomething,"Isaid,stallingfortime.

           "Oh-oh,"Harrymurmured,nudgingme."Herecomestrouble."

           ButPercydidn’tlookliketroubletome,notthatnight.Hewasn’trunninghishandsthroughhishairorfiddlingwiththatbatonofhis,andthetopbuttonofhisuniformshirtwasactuallyundone.ItwasthefirsttimeI’dseenhimthatway,anditwasamazing,whatachangealittlethinglikethatcouldmake.Mostly,though,whatstruckmewastheexpressiononhisface.Therewasacalmnessthere.NotserenityIdon’tthinkPercyWetmorehadasereneboneinhisbodybutthelookofamanwhohasdiscoveredhecanwaitforthethingshewants.ItwasquiteachangefromtheyoungmanI’dhadtothreatenwithBrutusHowell’sfistsonlyafewdaysbefore.

           Delacroixdidn’tseethechange,though;hecringedagainstthewallofhiscell,drawinghiskneesuptohischest.

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