Зеленая миля

Chapter 10

           Then,afterhehadbeenfoundguiltythatmuch,atleast,wentaccordingtothescripthewastakentoIndianolaGeneralHospitalfortests.Hehadhadanumberofsupposedseizuresduringthetrial,twiceseriousenoughtosendhimcrashingtothefloor,wherehelayshakingandfloppinganddrumminghisfeetontheboards.Wharton’scourt-appointedlawyerclaimedhesufferedfrom"epilepsyspells"andhadcommittedhiscrimeswhileofunsoundmind;theprosecutionclaimedthefitsweretheshamactingofacowarddesperatetosavehisownlife.Afterobservingtheso-called"epilepsyspells"atfirsthand,thejurydecidedthefitswereanact.Thejudgeconcurredbutorderedaseriesofpre-sentencingtestsaftertheverdictcamedown.Godknowswhy;perhapshewasonlycurious.

           It’sablue-eyedwonderthatWhartondidn’tescapefromthehospital(andtheironythatWardenMoore’swife,Melinda,wasinthesamehospitalatthesametimedidnotescapeanyofus),buthedidn’t.Theyhadhimsurroundedbyguards,Isuppose,andperhapshestillhadhopesofbeingdeclaredincompetentbyreasonofepilepsy,ifthereissuchathing.

           Hewasn’t.Thedoctorsfoundnothingwrongwithhisbrainphysiologically,atleastandBilly"theKid"WhartonwasatlastboundforColdMountain.Thatmighthavebeenaroundthesixteenthortheeighteenth;it’smyrecollectionthatWhartonarrivedabouttwoweeksafterJohnCoffeyandaweekortendaysbeforeDelacroixwalkedtheGreenMile.

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