Зеленая миля

Chapter 1

           "Andwhatyou’regoingtodoisgetoutofherebeforeyougobeyondthecockroachlevelofnuisancetothatofslightlylargerverminRattusAmericanus,letussay!"

           Hetookasteptowardher,lookingbothunsureofhimselfandabsolutelyfurious.Ithoughtitadangerouscombination,butElainedidn’tflinchasheapproached."IbetIknowwhosetoffthatgoddamsmokealarm,"Dolansaid."Mightcouldhavebeenacertainoldbitchwithclawsforhands.Nowgetoutofhere.MeandPauliehaven’tfinishedourlittletalk,yet!"

           "HisnameisMr.Edgecombe,"shesaid,"andifIeverhearyoucallhimPaulieagain,IthinkIcanpromiseyouthatyourdaysofemploymenthereatGeorgiaPineswillend,Mr.Dolan."

           "Justwhodoyouthinkyouare?"heaskedher.Hewashulkingoverher,now,tryingtolaughandnotquitemakingit.

           "Ithink,"shesaidcalmly,"thatIamthegrandmotherofthemanwhoiscurrentlySpeakeroftheGeorgiaHouseofRepresentatives.Amanwholoveshisrelatives,Mr.Dolan.Especiallyhisolderrelatives."

           Theeffortfulsmiledroppedoffhisfacethewaythatwritingcomesoffablackboardswipedwithawetsponge.Isawuncertainty,thepossibilitythathewasbeingbluffed,thefearthathewasnot,andacertaindawninglogicalassumption:itwouldbeeasyenoughtocheck,shemustknowthat,ergoshewastellingthetruth.

           SuddenlyIbegantolaugh,andalthoughthesoundwasrusty,itwasright.

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