Зеленая миля

Chapter 4

           

           "Thedogwasherewhentheywereborn,"hesaid."IbroughthiminthehousetosmellthemwhenCynthiabroughtthemhomefromthehospital,andSirGalahadlickedtheirhands.Theirlittlehands."Henodded,asifconfirmingthistohimself."Heplayedwiththem;usedtolickArden’sfaceuntilshegiggled.Calebusedtopullhisears,andwhenhewasfirstlearningtowalk,he’dsometimesgoaroundtheyard,holdingtoGalahad’stail.Thedogneversomuchasgrowledathim.Eitherofthem."

           Nowthetearswerecoming;hewipedatthemautomatically,asamandoeswhenhe’shadlotsofpractice.

           "Therewasnoreason,"hesaid."Calebdidn’thurthim,yellathim,anything.Iknow.Iwasthere.IfIhadn’thavebeen,theboywouldalmostcertainlyhavebeenkilled.Whathappened,Mr.Edgecombe,wasnothing.Theboyjustgothisfacesettherightwayinfrontofthedog’sface,anditcameintoSirGalahad’smindwhateverservesadogforamindtolungeandbite.Tokill,ifhecould.Theboywasthereinfrontofhimandthedogbit.Andthat’swhathappenedwithCoffey.Hewasthere,hesawthemontheporch,hetookthem,herapedthem,hekilledthem.Yousaythereshouldbesomehintthathedidsomethinglikeitbefore,andIknowwhatyoumean,butmaybehedidn’tdoitbefore.Mydogneverbitbefore;justthatonce.Maybe,ifCoffeywasletgo,he’dneverdoitagain.Maybemydogneverwouldhavebitagain.ButIdidn’tconcernmyselfwiththat,youknow.

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