Зеленая миля

Chapter 4

           Itwasdrenchedwithmorningdew,andleadingoffthroughit,cuttingonadiagonaltothenorthwestandplainasday,wasthebeatentrackofaman’spassage.

           Eveninhisstateofnear-hysteria,KlausDetterickhesitatedatfirsttofollowit.Itwasn’tfearofthemanormenwhohadtakenhisdaughters;itwasfearoffollowingtheabductor’sbacktrail...ofgoingoffinexactlythewrongdirectionatatimewheneverysecondmightcount.

           Howiesolvedthatdilemmabypluckingashredofyellowcottonclothfromabushgrowingjustbeyondtheedgeofthedooryard.Klauswasshownthissamescrapofclothashesatonthewitnessstand,andbegantoweepasheidentifieditasapieceofhisdaughterKathe’ssleeping-shorts.Twentyyardsbeyondit,hangingfromthejuttingfingerofajunipershrub,theyfoundapieceoffadedgreencloththatmatchedthenightieCorahadbeenwearingwhenshekissedhermaandpagoodnight.

           TheDettericks,fatherandson,setoffatanear-runwiththeirgunsheldinfrontofthem,assoldiersdowhencrossingcontestedgroundunderheavyfire.IfIwonderatanythingthathappenedthatday,itisthattheboy,chasingdesperatelyafterhisfather(andoftenindangerofbeingleftbehindcompletely),neverfellandputabulletinKlausDetterick’sback.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 29 из 520