Зеленая миля

Chapter 4

           ThecoloredspoolhadbeenneatlylaidasideintheCoronaboxlaidasideforthelasttime,Ithought,andfeltapang.

           "EduardDelacroix,asanofficerofthecourt..."

           "BossEdgecombe?"

           Ithoughtaboutjustrunningonwiththesetspeech,thenthoughtagain."Whatisit,Del?"

           Heheldthemouseouttome."Here.Don’tletnothinghappentoMr.Jingles."

           "Del,Idon’tthinkhe’llcometome.He’snot"

           "Maisoui,hesayhewill.Hesayheknowallaboutyou,BossEdgecombe,andyougonnatakehimdowntodatplaceinFloridawherethemousiesdotheirtricks.Hesayhetrustyou."Heheldhishandoutfarther,andI’llbedamnedifthemousedidn’tstepoffhispalmandontomyshoulder.ItwassolightIcouldn’tevenfeelitthroughmyuniformcoat,butIsensedit,likeasmallheat."Andboss?Don’tletthatbad"unnearhimagain.Don’tletthatbad"unhurtmymouse."

           "No,Del.Iwon’t."Thequestionwas,whatwasIsupposedtodowithhimrightthen?Icouldn’tverywellmarchDelacroixpastthewitnesseswithamouseperchedonmyshoulder.

           "I’lltakehim,boss,"avoicerumbledfrombehindme.ItwasJohnCoffey’svoice,anditwaseeriethewayitcamerightthen,asthoughhehadreadmymind."Justfornow.IfDeldon’tmind."

           Delnodded,relieved."Yeah,youtakeim,John,"tildisfoolishmentdonebien!Anddenafter...

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