Зеленая миля

Chapter 3

           Therewasanaked,uncomplicatedhonestyinwhathesaidashestoodtheretalkingwithhishandsjammeddeepintothepocketsofhisbiballsthatwasimpossiblenottobelieve."Ititchhimsomewhenthetfingerstartedcoming,kephimawakenights,"RoyDelfinessaid,"butheknoweditwastheLord’sitchandletitbe."PraiseJesus,TheLordIsMighty.

           RoyDelfines’sstorywasonlyoneofmany;Igrewupinatraditionofmiraclesandhealings.Igrewupbelievingingris-gris,aswell(only,upinthehillswesaidittorhymewithkiss-kiss):stump-waterforwarts,mossunderyourpillowtoeasetheheartacheoflostlove,and,ofcourse,whatweusedtocallhaintsbutIdidnotbelieveJohnCoffeywasagris-grisman.Ihadlookedintohiseyes.Moreimportant,"Ihadfelthistouch.Beingtouchedbyhimwaslikebeingtouchedbysomestrangeandwonderfuldoctor.

           Ihelpedit,didn’tI?

           Thatkeptchiminginmyhead,likeasnatchofsongyoucan’tgetridof,orwordsyou’dspeaktosetaspell.

           Ihelpedit,didn’tI?

           Excepthehadn’t.Godhad.JohnCoffey’suseof"I"couldbechalkeduptoignoranceratherthanpride,butIknewbelieved,atleastwhatIhadlearnedabouthealinginthosechurchesofPraiseJesus,TheLordIsMighty,piney-woodsamencornersmuchbelovedbymytwenty-two-year-oldmotherandmyaunts:thathealingisneveraboutthehealedorthehealer,butaboutGod’swill.

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