Зеленая миля

Chapter 5

           Twodays,thistime.Sometimeswecouldhearhimravinginthere,sometimeswecouldhearhimpromisingthathe’dbegood,thathe’dcometohissensesandbegood,andsometimeswecouldhearhimscreamingthatheneededadoctor,thathewasdying.Mostly,though,hewassilent.Andhewassilentwhenwetookhimoutagain,too,walking,backtohiscellwithhisheaddownandhiseyesdull,notrespondingwhenHarrysaid,"Remember,it’suptoyou."Hewouldbeallrightforawhile,andthenhe’dtrysomethingelse.Therewasnothinghedidthathadn’tbeentriedbefore(well,exceptforthethingwiththemoon-pie,maybe;evenBrutaladmittedthatwasprettyoriginal),buthissheerpersistencewasscary.Iwasafraidthatsoonerorlatersomeone’sattentionmightlapseandtherewouldbehelltopay.Andthesituationmightcontinueforquiteawhile,becausesomewherehehadalawyerwhowasbeatingthebushes,tellingfolkshowwrongitwouldbetokillthisfellowuponwhosebrowthedewofyouthhadnotyetdried...andwhowas,incidentally,aswhiteasoldJeffDavis.Therewasnosensecomplainingaboutit,becausekeepingWhartonoutofthechairwashislawyer’sjob.Keepinghimsafelyjuggedwasours.Andintheend,OldSparkywouldalmostcertainlyhavehim,lawyerornolawyer.

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