Зеленая миля

Chapter 5

           

           ThenBrutalreacheddown,pluckedWharton’shandoffJohnCoffey’sarm,andthatfeelingstopped.Itwasasifsomepotentiallydangerouscircuithadbeenbroken.ItoldyouthatinmytimeinEBlock,thegovernor’slineneverrang.Thatwastrue,butIimaginethatifiteverhad,IwouldhavefeltthesamereliefthatwashedovermewhenBrutalremovedWharton’shandfromthebigmantoweringbesideme.Coffey’seyesdulledoveratonce;itwasasifthesearchlightinsidehisheadhadbeenturnedoff.

           "Liedown,Billy,"Brutalsaid."Takeyousomerest."Thatwasmyusuallineofpatter,butunderthecircumstances,Ididn’tmindBrutalusingit.

           "MaybeIwill,"Whartonagreed.Hesteppedback,swayed,almostwentover,andcaughthisbalanceatthelastsecond."Whoo,daddy.Wholeroom’sspinninaround.Likebeindrunk."

           Hebackedtowardhisbunk,keepinghisblearyregardonCoffeyashewent."Niggersoughttohavetheyown"lectricchair,"heopined.Thenthebacksofhiskneesstruckhisbunkandheswoopeddownontoit.Hewassnoringbeforehisheadtouchedhisthinprisonpillow,deepblueshadowsbrushedunderthehollowsofhiseyesandthetipofhistonguelollingout.

           "Christ,how’dhegetupwithsomuchdopeinhim?"Deanwhispered.

           "Itdoesn’tmatter,he’soutnow,"Isaid."Ifhestartstocomearound,givehimanotherpilldissolvedinaglassofwater.Nomorethanone,though.Wedon’twanttokillhim

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