Зеленая миля

Chapter 8

           

           "Wefoundeachotherinthedark,"shesaid."Standup,Hal,you’repinningmeinhere."

           Hegotupandwatchedwithdisbeliefassheturnedbackthecounterpane."Melly,youcan’t"

           "Don’tbesilly,"shesaid,andswungherlegsout."OfcourseIcan."Shesmoothedhernightgown,stretched,thengottoherfeet.

           "MyGod,"Halwhispered."MydearGodinheaven,lookather."

           ShewenttoJohnCoffey.Brutalstoodawayfromher,anawedexpressiononhisface.Shelimpedwiththefirststep,didnomorethanfavorherrightlegabitwiththesecond,andtheneventhatwasgone.IrememberedBrutalhandingthecoloredspooltoDelacroixandsaying,"TossitIwanttoseehowheruns."Mr.Jingleshadlimpedthen,butonthenextnight,thenightDelwalkedtheMile,hehadbeenfine.

           MellyputherarmsaroundJohnandhuggedhim.Coffeystoodthereforamoment,lettinghimselfbehugged,andthenheraisedonehandandstrokedthetopofherhead.Thishedidwithinfinitegentleness.Hisfacewasstillgray.Ithoughthelookeddreadfullysick.

           Shestoodawayfromhim,herfaceturneduptohis."Thankyou."

           "Rightwelcome,ma’am."

           SheturnedtoHalandwalkedbacktohim.Heputhisarmsaroundher.

           "Paul"ItwasHarry.Heheldhisrightwristouttomeandtappedthefaceofhiswatch.Itwaspressingontothreeo’clock.Lightwouldstartshowingbyfour-thirty.

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