Зеленая миля

Chapter 5

           

           Latethenextday,WilliamWharton,whowasBillytheKidtohimselfandneverthatbushwhackingJohnLawWildBillHickok,boughtamoon-piefromOldToot-Toot.Whartonhadbeenexpresslyforbiddenanysuchcommerce,buttheafternooncrewwascomposedoffloaters,asIthinkIhavesaid,andthedealwentdown.Toothimselfundoubtedlyknewbetter,buttohimthesnack-wagonwasalwaysacaseofanickelisanickel,adimeisadime,I’dsinganotherchorusbutIdon’thavethetime.

           Thatnight,whenBrutalranhischeck-round,Whartonwasstandingatthedoorofhiscell.HewaiteduntilBrutallookedupathim,thenslammedtheheelsofhishandsintohisbulgingcheeksandshotathickandamazinglylongstreamofchocolatesludgeintoBrutal’sface.Hehadcrammedtheentiremoon-pieintohistrap,helditthereuntilitliquefied,andthenuseditlikechewingtobacco.

           Whartonfellbackonhisbunkwearingachocolategoatee,kickinghislegsandscreamingwithlaughterandpointingtoBrutal,whowaswearingalotmorethanagoatee."Li’lBlackSambo,yassuh,boss,yassuh,howdooyoudo?"Whartonheldhisbellyandhowled."Gosh,ifithadonlybeenka-ka!Iwishithadbeen!IfI’dhadmesomeofthat"

           "Youareka-ka,"Brutalgrowled,"andIhopeyougotyourbagspacked,becauseyou’regoingbackdowntoyourfavoritetoilet."

           OnceagainWhartonwasbundledintothestraitjacket,andonceagainwestowedhimintheroomwiththesoftwalls

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