Зеленая миля

Chapter 2

           

           "That’sright,nodoubt,wickedasawarlock,"Brutalagreedinhismostsoothingvoice,"butdon’tyouworryasmidgeabouthim,we’renotgoingtolethimnearyou.YoujusteasedownonthatbunkofyoursandI’llhavethatcupofcoffeetoyouinnotime.Hotandstrong.You’llfeellikeanewman."

           Johnsatheavilyonhisbunk.Ithoughthe’dfallbackonitandrolltothewallasheusuallydid,buthejustsatthereforthetimebeing,handsclaspedlooselybetweenhisknees,headlowered,breathinghardthroughhismouth.TheSt.Christopher’smedalMelindahadgivenhimhadfallenoutofthetopofhisshirtandswungbackandforthintheair.He’llkeepyousafe,that’swhatshe’dtoldhim,butJohnCoffeydidn’tlookabitsafe.HelookedlikehehadtakenMelinda’splaceonthelipofthatgraveHarryhadspokenof.

           ButIcouldn’tthinkaboutJohnCoffeyjustthenIturnedaroundtotheothers."Dean,getPercy’spistolandhickorystick."

           "Okay."Hewentbackuptothedesk,unlockedthedrawerwiththegunandthestickinit,andbroughtthemback.

           "Ready?"Iaskedthem.Mymengoodmen,andwasneverprouderofthemthanIwasthatnight,nodded.HarryandDeanbothlookednervous;Brutalasstolidasever."Okay.I’mgoingtodothetalking.Thelesstherestofyouopenyourmouths,thebetterit’llprobablybeandthequickerit’llprobablywrapup...forbetterorworse.Okay?"

           Theynoddedagain.

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