Зеленая миля

Chapter 8

           ForamomentIcouldseeoneofhereyes,staringuppastCoffey,fillingwithanexpressionofwhatseemedtobesurprise.Thenhissmoothbaldheadmoved,andthatwasgone,too.

           Therewasasoftwhistlingsoundasheinhaledtheairwhichlaydeepwithinherlungs.Thatwasallforasecondortwo,andthenthefloormovedunderusandthewholehousemovedaroundus.Itwasn’tmyimagination;theyallfeltit,theyallremarkedonitlater.Itwasakindofripplingthump.Therewasacrashassomethingveryheavyfelloverintheparlorthegrandfatherclock,itturnedouttobe.HalMoorestriedtohaveitrepaired,butitneverkepttimeformorethanfifteenminutesatastretchagain.

           Closerbytherewasacrackfollowedbyatinkleasthepaneofglassthroughwhichthemoonhadbeenpeekingbroke.Apictureonthewallaclippershipcruisingoneofthesevenseasfelloffitshookandcrashedtothefloor;theglassoveritsfrontshattered.

           Ismelledsomethinghotandsawsmokerisingfromthebottomofthewhitecounterpanewhichcoveredher.Aportionwasturningblack,downbythejitteringlumpthatwasherrightfoot.Feelinglikeamaninadream,IshookfreeofMoores’shandandsteppedtothenight-table.Therewasaglassofwaterthere,surroundedbythreeorfourbottlesofpillswhichhadfallenoverduringtheshake.Ipickedupthewateranddumpeditontheplacethatwassmoking.Therewasahiss.

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