Зеленая миля

Chapter 6

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           ButCoffey,fromwhatI’dseenofhim,wouldhavebeenhappytowalkuntilthesuncameup,maybeuntilitwentbackdownagain.Helookedeverywhere,startingnotinfearbutindelight,Iamquitesurewhenanowlhoo’d.Itcametomethat,whilehemightbeafraidofthedarkinside,hewasn’tafraidofitouthere,notatall.Hewascaressingthenight,rubbinghissensesacrossitthewayamanmightrubhisfaceacrosstheswellsandconcavitiesofawoman’sbreasts.

           "Weturnhere,"Harrymuttered.

           Alittlefingerofroadnarrow,unpaved,weedsrunningupthecentercrownangledofftotheright.Weturnedupthisandwalkedanotherquarterofamile.BrutalwasbeginningtogrumbleagainwhenHarrystopped,wenttotheleftsideofthetrack,andbegantoremovespraysofbroken-offpineboughs.JohnandBrutalpitchedin,andbeforeIcouldjointhem,theyhaduncoveredthedentedsnoutofanoldFarmalltruck,itswired-onheadlightsstaringatuslikebuggyeyes.

           "IwantedtobeascarefulasIcould,youknow,"HarrysaidtoBrutalinathin,scoldingvoice."Thismaybeabigjoketoyou,BrutusHowell,butIcomefromaveryreligiousfamily,IgotcousinsbackinthehollerssodamnholytheymaketheChristianslooklikelions,andifIgetcaughtplayingatsomethinglikethis!"

           "It’sokay,"Brutalsaid."I’mjustjumpy,that’sall."

           "Metoo,"Harrysaidstiffly.

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