Зеленая миля

Chapter 2

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           "Well,that’swhattheprosecutorsaidatthetrial,"Iagreed,"butifCoffeyopenedhislunchandfedthesausagestothedog,how’dhetiethenewspaperbackupagainwiththatbutcher’stwine?Idon’tknowwhenheevenwouldhavehadthechance,butleavethatoutofit,forthetimebeing.Thismancan’teventieasimplegrannyknot."

           Therewasalongmomentofthunderstrucksilence,brokenatlastbyBrutus."Holyshit,"hesaidinalowvoice."Howcomenoonebroughtthatupatthetrial?"

           "Nobodythoughtofit,"Isaid,andfoundmyselfagainthinkingofHammersmith,thereporterHammersmithwhohadbeentocollegeinBowlingGreen,Hammersmithwholikedtothinkofhimselfasenlightened,HammersmithwhohadtoldmethatmongreldogsandNegroeswereaboutthesame,thateithermighttakeachompoutofyousuddenly,andfornoreason.ExcepthekeptcallingthemyourNegroes,asiftheywerestillproperty...butnothisproperty.No,nothis.Neverhis.Andatthattime,theSouthwasfullofHammersmiths.Nobodywasreallyequippedtothinkofit,Coffey’sownattorneyincluded."

           "Butyoudid,"Harrysaid."Goddam,boys,we’resittinherewithMr.SherlockHolmes."Hesoundedsimultaneouslyjoshingandawed.

           "Oh,putacorkinit,"Isaid."Iwouldn’thavethoughtofiteither,ifIhadn’tputtogetherwhathetoldDeputyMcGeethatdaywithwhathesaidafterhecuredmyinfection,andwhathesaidafterhehealedthemouse.

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