Зеленая миля

Chapter 3

           HecouldhavepickedmeupandbrokenmeoverhiskneelikekindlingonadaywhenIwaswellandfeelingfine,andthiswasn’tthatday.Allthesame,Iwasgoingtodoit.Onmyown,andlessthanhalfanhourafteragraphicdemonstrationofwherestupidityandlaxnesscouldgetyouwhenyouweredealingwithcondemnedmurderers,Iwasgoingtoopenthisblackgiant’scell,goin,andsitwithhim.IfIwasdiscovered,Imightwelllosemyjobevenifhedidn’tdoanythingcrazy,butIwasgoingtodoit,justthesame.

           Stop,Isaidtomyself,youjuststopnow,Paul.ButIdidn’t.Iusedonekeyonthetoplock,anotheronthebottomlock,andthenIslidthedoorbackonitstrack.

           "Youknow,boss,thatmaybenotsuchagoodidear,"Delacroixsaidinavoicesonervousandprissyitwouldprobablyhavemademelaughunderothercircumstances.

           "YoumindyourbusinessandI’llmindmine,"Isaidwithoutlookingaround.MyeyeswerefixedonJohnCoffey’s,andfixedsohardtheymighthavebeennailedthere.Itwaslikebeinghypnotized.Myvoicesoundedtomyownearslikesomethingwhichhadcomeechoingdownalongvalley.Hell,maybeIwashypnotized."Youjustliedownandtakeyouarest."

           "Christ,thisplaceiscrazy,"Delacroixsaidinatremblingvoice."Mr.Jingles,Ijustaboutwishthey’dfrymeandbedonewiddit!"

           IwentintoCoffey’scell.HesteppedawayasIsteppedforward.

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