Зеленая миля

Chapter 7

           YetImadenoefforttocryitoff,either,whichImighthavebeenabletodo;thingswouldn’tpassirrevocablyoutofourhandsuntilweshowedupatMoores’shouse.SomethingIthinkitmighthavebeennomorethanthewavesofexhilarationcomingoffthegiantsittingnexttomekeptmefromhammeringontopofthecabandyellingatHarrytoturnaroundandgobacktotheprisonwhiletherewasstilltime.

           SuchwasmyframeofmindaswepassedoffthehighwayandontoCounty5,andfromCounty5ontoChimneyRidgeRoad.Somefifteenminutesafterthat,Isawtheshapeofaroofblottingoutthestarsandknewwehadarrived.

           Harryshifteddownfromsecondtolow(Ithinkheonlymadeitallthewayintotopgearonceduringthewholetrip).Theenginelugged,sendingashudderthroughthewholetruck,asifit,too,dreadedwhatnowlaydirectlyaheadofus.

           HarryswungintoMoores’sgravelleddrivewayandparkedthegrumblingtruckbehindthewarden’ssensibleblackBuick.Aheadandslightlytoourrightwasaneat-as-a-pinhouseinthestylewhichIbelieveiscalledCapeCod.Thatsortofhouseshouldhavelookedoutofplaceinourridgecountry,perhaps,butitdidn’t.Themoonhadcomeup,itsgrinalittlefatterthismorning,andbyitslightIcouldseethattheyard,alwayssobeautifullykept,nowlookeduncaredfor.Itwasjustleaves,mostly,thathadn’tbeenrakedaway.

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