Зеленая миля

Chapter 9

           Aidingandabettinganescapeattemptseemedthemostlikely.

           ButthedeathofEduardDelacroixhadbeentheugliest,foulestthingIhadeverseeninmylifenotjustmyworkinglifebutmywhole,entirelifeandIhadbeenapartytoit.Wehadallbeenapartytoit,becausewehadallowedPercyWetmoretostayevenafterweknewhewashorriblyunfittoworkinaplacelikeEBlock.Wehadplayedthegame.EvenWardenMooreshadbeenapartytoit."HisnutsaregoingtocookwhetherWetmore’sontheteamornot,"hehadsaid,andmaybethatwaswellenough,consideringwhatthelittleFrenchmanhaddone,butintheendPercyhaddonealotmorethancookDel’snuts;hehadblownthelittleman’seyeballsrightoutoftheirsocketsandsethisdamnedfaceonfire.Andwhy?BecauseDelwasamurdererhalfadozentimesover?No.BecausePercyhadwethispantsandthelittleCajunhadhadthetemeritytolaughathim.We’dbeenpartofamonstrousact,andPercywasgoingtogetawaywithit.OfftoBriarRidgehewouldgo,happyasaclamathightide,andtherehewouldhaveawholeasylumfilledwithlunaticstopracticehiscrueltiesupon.Therewasnothingwecoulddoaboutthat,butperhapsitwasnottoolatetowashsomeofthemuckoffourownhands.

           "Inmychurchtheycallitatonementinsteadofbalancing,"Isaid,"butIguessitcomestothesamething."

           "DoyoureallythinkCoffeycouldsaveher?"Deanaskedinasoft,awedvoice."’Just...what?...

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