Зеленая миля

Chapter 7

           UndernormalcircumstancesthatwouldhavebeenMelly’sjob,butMellyhadn’tbeenuptoanyleaf-rakingthisfall,andshewouldneverseetheleavesfallagain.Thatwasthetruthofthematter,andIhadbeenmadtothinkthisvacant-eyedidiotcouldchangeit.

           Maybeitstillwasn’ttoolatetosaveourselves,though.Imadeasiftogetup,theblanketI’dbeenwearingslippingoffmyshoulders.Iwouldleanover,taponthedriver’s-sidewindow,tellHarrytogetthehelloutbefore

           JohnCoffeygrabbedmyforearminoneofhishamhockfists,pullingmebackdownaseffortlesslyasImighthavedonetoatoddler."Look,boss,"hesaid,pointing."Someone’sup."

           Ifollowedthedirectionofhisfingerandfeltasinkingnotjustofthebelly,butoftheheart.Therewasasparkoflightinoneofthebackwindows.TheroomwhereMelindanowspentherdaysandnights,mostlikely;shewouldbenomorecapableofusingthestairsthanshewouldofgoingouttoraketheleaveswhichhadfallenduringtherecentstorm.

           They’dheardthetruck,ofcourseHarryTerwilliger’sgoddamFarmall,itsenginebellowingandfartingdownthelengthofanexhaustpipeunencumberedbyanythingsofrivolousasamuffler.Hell,theMooresesprobablyweren’tsleepingthatwellthesenights,anyway.

           Alightclosertothefrontofthehousewenton(thekitchen),thentheliving-roomoverhead,thentheoneinthefronthall,thentheoneoverthestoop.

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