Зеленая миля

Chapter 4

           Amanhissize,andaNegrotoboot,can’tbethathardtotrace."

           "You’dthinkso,butyou’dbewrong,"hesaid."InCoffey’scase,anyhow.Iknow."

           "Youtried?"

           "Idid,andcameupallbutempty.TherewereacoupleofrailroadfellowswhothoughttheysawhimintheKnoxvilleyardstwodaysbeforetheDetterickgirlswerekilled.Nosurprisethere;hewasjustacrosstheriverfromtheGreatSoutherntrackswhentheycollaredhim,andthat’sprobablyhowhecamedownherefromTennessee.Igotaletterfromamanwhosaidhe’dhiredabigbaldblackmantoshiftcratesforhimintheearlyspringofthisyearthisasinKentucky.IsenthimapictureofCoffeyandhesaidthatwastheman.Butotherthanthat"Hammersmithshruggedandshookhishead.

           "Doesn’tthatstrikeyouasalittleodd?"

           "Strikesmeasalotodd,Mr.Edgecombe.It’slikehedroppedoutofthesky.Andhe’snohelp;hecan’trememberlastweekoncethisweekcomes."

           "No,hecan’t,"Isaid."Howdoyouexplainit?"

           "We’reinaDepression,"hesaid,"that’showIexplainit.Peopleallovertheroads.TheOkieswanttopickpeachesinCalifornia,thepoorwhitesfromupinthebrakeswanttobuildcarsinDetroit,theblackfolksfromMississippiwanttogouptoNewEnglandandworkintheshoefactoriesorthetextilemills.Everyoneblackaswellaswhitethinksit’sgoingtobebetteroverthenextjumpofland.

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