Зеленая миля

Chapter 3

           Wekeeptellingyouthewaywedothingsaroundhereandyoukeepdoingthingsyourownway,thenhidingbehindyourpoliticalconnectionswhenthingsturnoutwrong.SteppingonDelacroix’smouse"BrutalcaughtmyeyeandIbacktrackedinahurry."TryingtosteponDelacroix’smouseisjustacaseinpoint.Youpushandpushandpush;we’refinallypushingback,that’sall.Butlisten,ifyoudoright,you’llcomeoutofthislookinggoodlikeayoungmanonhiswayupandsmellinglikearose.Nobody’lleverknowaboutthislittletalkwe’rehaving.Sowhatdoyousay?Actlikeagrownup.Promiseyou’llleaveafterDel."

           Hethoughtitover.Andafteramomentortwo,alookcameintohiseyes,thesortoflookafellowgetswhenhe’sjusthadagoodidea.Ididn’tlikeitmuch,becauseanyideawhichseemedgoodtoPercywouldn’tseemgoodtous.

           "Ifnothingelse,"Brutalsaid,"justthinkhowniceit’dbetogetawayfromthatsackofpusWharton."

           Percynodded,andIlethimgetoutofthechair.Hestraightenedhisuniformshirt,tuckeditinattheback,gavehishairapass-throughwithhiscomb.Thenhelookedatus."Okay,Iagree.I’moutfrontforDeltomorrownight;I’llputinforBriarRidgetheverynextday.Wecallitquitsrightthere.Goodenough?"

           "Goodenough,"Isaid.Thatlookwasstillinhiseyes,butrightthenIwastoorelievedtocare.

           Hestuckouthishand."Shakeonit?"

           Idid.SodidBrutal

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