Зеленая миля

Chapter 11

           FinallyDeanhelpedhim,gettinghisfeettogowheretheybelongedandthenyankingthetrousersup,doingthefly,andsnappingthewaistband..Whartononlystoodthere,noteventryingtohelponcehesawthatDeanwasdoingitforhim.Hestaredvacantlyacrosstheroom,handslax,anditdidn’toccurtoanyofthemthathewasshamming.Notinhopesofescape(atleastIdon’tbelievethatwasit)butonlyinhopesofmakingthemaximumamountoftroublewhentherighttimecame.

           Thepapersweresigned.WilliamWharton,whohadbecomecountypropertywhenhewasarrested,nowbecamethestate’sproperty.Hewastakendownthebackstairsandthroughthekitchen,surroundedbybluesuits.Hewalkedwithhisheaddownandhislong-fingeredhandsdangling.Thefirsttimehiscapfelloff,Deanputitbackonhim.Thesecondtime,hejusttuckeditintohisownbackpocket.

           Hehadanotherchancetomaketroubleinthebackofthestagecoach,whentheywereshacklinghim,anddidn’t.Ifhethought(evennowI’mnotsureifhedid,orifhedid,howmuch),hemusthavethoughtthatthespacewastoosmallandthenumberstoogreattocauseasatisfactoryhooraw.Soonwentthechains,onesetrunningbetweenhisanklesandanothersettoolong,itturnedout,betweenhiswrists.

           ThedrivetoColdMountaintookanhour.Duringthatwholetime,Whartonsatonthelefthandbenchupbythecab,headlowered,cuffedhandsdanglingbetweenhisknees.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 153 из 520