Зеленая миля

Chapter 7

           OnlyGodcouldforgivesins,couldanddid,washingthemawayintheagonalbloodofHiscrucifiedSon,butthatdidnotchangetheresponsibilityofHischildrentoatoneforthosesins(andeventheirsimpleerrorsofjudgement)wheneverpossible.Atonementwaspowerful;itwasthelockonthedooryouclosedagainstthepast.

           Ifellasleepthinkingofpiney-woodsatonement,andEduardDelacroixonfireasherodethelightning,andMelindaMoores,andmybigboywiththeendlesslyweepingeyes.Thesethoughtstwistedtheirwayintoadream.Init,JohnCoffeywassittingonariverbankandbawlinghisinarticulatemooncalf’sgriefupattheearly-summerskywhileontheotherbankafreight-trainstormedendlesslytowardarustytrestlespanningtheTrapingus.Inthecrookofeacharmtheblackmanheldthebodyofanaked,blonde-hairedgirlchild.Hisfists,hugebrownrocksattheendsofthosearms"wereclosed.Allaroundhimcricketschirredandnoseeumsflocked;thedayhummedwithheat.InmydreamIwenttohim,kneltbeforehim,andtookhishands.Hisfistsrelaxedandgaveuptheirsecrets.Inonewasaspoolcoloredgreenandredandyellow.Intheotherwasaprisonguard’sshoe.

           "Icouldn’thelpit,"JohnCoffeysaid."Itriedtotakeitback,butitwastoolate."

           Andthistime,inmydream,Iunderstoodhim.

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