Зеленая миля

Chapter 4

           Theygotalltangledintheirleads,andalthoughthepaperssaidnothingaboutthispart,IcouldimaginethehorriblecursesBobomusthaveraineddownonthemasheusedhishandssurelythemosteducatedpartofhimtogetthemstraightenedaroundagain.Ihaveknownafewhound-dogmeninmytime,andit’sbeenmyexperiencethat,asaclass,theyrunremarkablytruetotype.

           Boboshortleashedthemintoapack,thenranCoraDetterick’stornnightgownundertheirnoses,tokindofremindthemwhattheyweredoingoutonadaywhenthetemperaturewouldbeinthemid-ninetiesbynoonandthenoseeumswerealreadycirclingtheheadsofthepossemeninclouds.Thecooniestookanothersniff,decidedtovotethestraightticket,andofftheyallwentdownstream,infullcry.

           Itwasn’tbuttenminuteslaterwhenthemenstopped,realizingtheycouldhearmorethanjustthedogs.Itwasahowlingratherthanabaying,andasoundnodoghadevermade,noteveninitsdyingextremities.Itwasasoundnoneofthemhadeverheardanythingmake,buttheyknewrightaway,allofthem,thatitwasaman.Sotheysaid,andIbelievedthem.IthinkIwouldhaverecognizedit,too.Ihaveheardmenscreamjustthatway,Ithink,ontheirwaytotheelectricchair.Notalotmostbuttonthemselvesupandgoeitherquietorjoking,likeitwastheclasspicnicbutafew.Usuallytheoneswhobelieveinhellasarealplace,andknowitiswaitingforthemattheendoftheGreenMile.

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