Зеленая миля

Chapter 4

           

           Neitheroneofthemcouldtrackworthadamntheyweregatherers,nothunters,menwhowentintothewoodsaftercoonanddeerintheirseasonsnotbecausetheymuchwantedto,butbecauseitwasanexpectedthing.Andthedooryardaroundthehousewasablightedpatchofdirtwithtracksalloverlaidinameaninglesstangle.Theywentaroundthebarn,andsawalmostatoncewhyBowser,abadbiterbutagoodbarker,hadn’tsoundedthealarm.Helayhalfinandhalfoutofadoghousewhichhadbeenbuiltofleftoverbarnboards(therewasasignboardwiththewordBowserneatlyprintedonitoverthecurvedholeinthefrontIsawaphotographofitinoneofthepapers),hisheadturnedmostofthewayaroundonhisneck.Itwouldhavetakenamanofenormouspowertohavedonethattosuchabiganimal,theprosecutorlatertoldJohnCoffey’sjury...andthenhehadlookedlongandmeaningfullyatthehulkingdefendant,sittingbehindthedefensetablewithhiseyescastdownandwearingabrand-newpairofstate-boughtbiboverallsthatlookedlikedamnationinandofthemselves.Besidethedog,KlausandHowiefoundascrapofcookedlinksausage.Thetheoryasoundone,IhavenodoubtwasthatCoffeyhadfirstcharmedthedogwithtreats,andthen,asBowserbegantoeatthelastone,hadreachedouthishandsandbrokenitsneckwithonemightysnapofhiswrists.

           BeyondthebarnwasDetterick’snorthpasture,wherenocowswouldgrazethatday.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 28 из 520