Зеленая миля

Chapter 10

           

           Then,asIwasswallowingaspirininourkitchenandlisteningtoJansnorelightlyintheotherroom,IrememberedthattodaywasthedayWilliamWhartonwasscheduledontheblock,andthatBrutalwouldn’tbetheretherosterhadhimoverontheothersideoftheprison,helpingtomovetherestofthelibraryandsomeleftoverinfirmaryequipmenttothenewbuilding.OnethingIdidn’tfeelrightaboutinspiteofmypainwasleavingWhartontoDeanandHarry.Theyweregoodmen,butCurtisAnderson’sreporthadsuggestedthatWilliamWhartonwasexceptionallybadnews.Thismanjustdoesn’tcare,hehadwritten,underliningforemphasis.

           Bythenthepainhadabatedsome,andIcouldthink.Thebestidea,itseemedtome,wastoleavefortheprisonearly.Icouldgetthereatsix,whichwasthetimeWardenMooresusuallycamein.HecouldgetBrutusHowellreassignedtoEBlocklongenoughforWharton’sreception,andI’dmakemylong-overduetriptothedoctor.ColdMountainwasactuallyonmyway.

           Twiceonthetwenty-mileridetothePenitentiarythatsuddenneedtourinateovercameme.BothtimesIwasabletopulloverandtakecareoftheproblemwithoutembarrassingmyself(foronething,trafficoncountryroadsatsuchanhourwasallbutnonexistent).

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