Зеленая миля

Chapter 3

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           "Oui,inmyearhewhisperit."

           "Liedown,Del,"Isaid."Haveyoualittlerest.Allthatwhisperingbackandforthmustwearyouout."

           Hesaidsomethingelseaccusedmeofnotbelievinghim,Isuppose.Hisvoiceseemedtobecomingfromalongwayoffagain.AndwhenIwentbackuptothedutydesk,IhardlyseemedtobewalkingatallitwasmorelikeIwasfloating,ormaybenotevenmoving,thecellsjustrollingpastmeoneitherside,moviepropsonhiddenwheels.

           Istartedtositlikenormal,buthalfwayintoitmykneesunlockedandIdroppedontothebluecushionHarryhadbroughtfromhometheyearbeforeandploppedontotheseatofthechair.Ifthechairhadn’tbeenthere,IreckonIwouldhaveploppedstraighttothefloorwithoutpassingGoorcollectingtwohundreddollars.

           Isatthere,feelingthenothinginmygroinwhereaforestfirehadbeenblazingnottenminutesbefore.Ihelpedit,didn’tI?JohnCoffeyhadsaid,andthatwastrue,asfarasmybodywent.Mypeaceofmindwasadifferentstory,though.Thathehadn’thelpedatall.

           Myeyesfellonthestackofformsunderthetinashtraywekeptonthecornerofthedesk.BLOCKREPORTwasprintedatthetop,andabouthalfwaydownwasablankspaceheadedReportAllUnusualOccurrences.Iwouldusethatspaceintonight’sreport,tellingthestoryofWilliamWharton’scolorfulandaction-packedarrival.

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