Зеленая миля

Chapter 9

           Jinglesinhisbox,standingupwithhissmallfrontpawsproppedontheedge,hisblackeyesfixedonthespoolDelacroixwasholdingbetweenthethumbandfirstfingerofhisrighthand.Ifeltafunnylittlechillgoupmyback.Ihadneverseenameremouseattendtosomethingwithsuchsharpnesswithsuchintelligence.Idon’treallybelievethatMr.Jingleswasasupernaturalvisitation,andifIhavegivenyouthatidea,I’msorry,butIhaveneverdoubtedthathewasageniusofhiskind.

           Delacroixbentoverandrolledthethreadlessspoolacrossthefloorofhiscell.Itwenteasily,likeapairofwheelsconnectedbyanaxle.Themousewasoutofhisboxinaflashandacrossthefloorafterit,likeadogchasingafterastick.Iexclaimedwithsurprise,andDelacroixgrinned.

           Thespoolhitthewallandrebounded.Mr.Jingleswentarounditandpusheditbacktothebunk,switchingfromoneendofthespooltotheotherwheneveritlookedlikeitwasgoingtoveeroff-course.HepushedthespooluntilithitDelacroix’sfoot.Thenhelookedupathimforamoment,asiftomakesureDelacroixhadnomoreimmediatetasksforhim(afewarithmeticproblemstosolve,perhaps,orsomeLatintoparse).Apparentlysatisfiedonthisscore,Mr.Jingleswentbacktothecigarboxandsettleddowninitagain.

           "Youtaughthimthat,"Isaid.

           "Yessir,BossEdgecombe,"Delacroixsaid,hissmileonlyslightlydissembling."Hefetchiteverytime.

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