Зеленая миля

Chapter 5

           You’regoingtospendthreeorfourhoursinthere,allbyyourselfinthedark,thinkingaboutwhatyoudidtoDel.It’sprobablytoolateforyoutolearnanynewlessonsabouthowpeoplearesupposedtobehaveBrutethinksso,anywaybutI’manoptimist.Nowmove."

           Hedid,mutteringunderhisbreaththatwe’dbesorryforthis,plentysorry,justwaitandsee,butonthewholeheseemedrelievedandreassured.

           Whenweherdedhimoutintothehall,Deangaveusalookofsuchwide-eyedsurpriseanddewyinnocencethatIcouldhavelaughed,ifthebusinesshadn’tbeensoserious.I’veseenbetteractinginbackwoodsGrangerevues.

           "Say,don’tyouthinkthejoke’sgonefarenough?"Deanasked.

           "Youjustshutup,ifyouknowwhat’sgoodforyou,"Brutalgrowled.Thesewerelineswe’dscriptedatlunch,andthatwasjustwhattheysoundedliketome,scriptedlines,butifPercywasscaredenoughandconfusedenough,theystillmightsaveDeanStanton’sjobinapinch.Imyselfdidn’tthinkso,butanythingwaspossible.AnytimeI’vedoubtedthat,thenorsince,IjustthinkaboutJohnCoffey,andDelacroix’smouse.

           WeranPercydowntheGreenMile,himstumblingandgaspingforustoslowdown,hewasgoingtogoflatonhisfaceifwedidn’tslowdown.Whartonwasonhisbunk,butwewentbytoofastformetoseeifhewasawakeorasleep.JohnCoffeywasstandingathiscelldoorandwatching.

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