Зеленая миля

Chapter 10

           

           "It’sabraintumor,"Mooressaid."TheygotX-raypicturesofit.Theyseemedrealpleasedwiththeirpictures,actually.Oneofthemsaidtheymaybethebestonesanyone’severgotten,atleastsofar;saidthey’regoingtopublishtheminsomebiggetymedicaljournalupinNewEngland.It’sthesizeofalemon,theysaid,andwaydowndeepinside,wheretheycan’toperate.Theysayshe’llbedeadbyChristmas.Ihaven’ttoldher.Ican’tthinkhow.Ican’tthinkhowforthelifeofme."

           Thenhebegantocry,big,gaspingsobsthatfilledmewithbothpityandakindofterrorwhenamanwhokeepshimselfastightlyguardedasHalMooresfinallydoeslosecontrol,it’sfrighteningtowatch.Istoodthereforamoment,thenwenttohimandputmyarmaroundhisshoulders.Hegropedoutformewithbothofhisownarms,likeadrowningman,andbegantosobagainstmystomach,allrestraintwashedaway.Later,afterhegothimselfundercontrol,heapologized.Hediditwithoutquitemeetingmyeyes,asamandoeswhenhefeelshehasembarrassedhimselfdreadfully,maybesodeeplythathecanneverquiteliveitdown.Amancanenduphatingthefellowwhohasseenhiminsuchastate.IthoughtWardenMooreswasbetterthanthat,butitnevercrossedmymindtodothebusinessIhadoriginallycomefor,andwhenIleftMoores’soffice,IwalkedovertoEBlockinsteadofbacktomycar.Theaspirinwasworkingbythen,andthepaininmymidsectionwasdowntoalowthrob

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