Зеленая миля

Chapter 4

           IwouldhavebetyouadollartoadoughnutthatPercywouldflubhislineswhenheactuallyhadtosaythemforanaudience,buthereeledthemoffwithoutahitch,inaneerilycalmvoice.

           "EduardDelacroix,youhavebeencondemnedtodieintheelectricchair,sentencepassedbyajuryofyourpeersandimposedbyajudgeofgoodstandinginthisstate,Godsavethepeopleofthisstate.Doyouhaveanythingtosaybeforesentenceiscarriedout?"

           Deltriedtospeakandatfirstnothingcameoutbutaterrifiedwhisperfullofairandvowel-sounds.TheshadowofacontemptuoussmiletouchedthecornersofPercy’slips,andIcouldhavecheerfullyshothimrightthere.ThenDellickedhislipsandtriedagain.

           "IsorryforwhatIdo,"hesaid."Igiveanythingtoturnbacktheclock,butnoonecan.Sonow"Thunderexplodedlikeanairburstmortarshellaboveus.Deljumpedasmuchastheclampswouldallow,eyesstartingwildlyoutofhiswetface."SonowIpaytheprice.Godforgiveme."Helickedhislipsagain,andlookedatBrutal."Don’tforgetyourpromiseaboutMr.Jingles,"hesaidinalowervoicethatwasmeantjustforus.

           "Wewon’t,don’tworry,"Isaid,andpattedDelacroix’sclay-coldhand."He’sgoingtoMouseville"

           "Thehellheis""Percysaid,speakingfromthecornerofhismouthlikeayardwiseconashehookedtherestrainingbeltacrossDelacroix’schest."There’snosuchplace.

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