Зеленая миля

Chapter 3

           HewashometendinghiswifeuntilCurtiscalledhim."

           "DidhesayhowMelindawas?"

           "Notthen,therewasn’ttime,butwespokeagainjustasBrutalandIwereleaving.Mellydoesn’tremembermuch,butshe’sfine.Upandwalking.Talkingaboutnextyear’sflowerbeds."

           Mywifesatwatchingmeeatforsomelittletime.Thensheasked,"DoesHalknowit’samiracle,Paul?Doesheunderstandthat?"

           "Yes.Wealldo,allofusthatwerethere."

           "PartofmewishesI’dbeenthere,too,"shesaid,"butIthinkmostofmeisgladIwasn’t.IfI’dseenthescalesfallfromSaul’seyesontheroadtoDamascus.Iprobablywouldhavediedofaheartattack."

           "Naw,"Isaid,tiltingmybowltocapturethelastspoonful,"probablywouldhavecookedhimsomesoup.Thisisprettyfine,hon."

           "Good."Butshewasn’treallythinkingaboutsouporcookingorSaul’sconversionontheDamascusroad.Shewaslookingoutthewindowtowardtheridges,herchinproppedonherhand,hereyesashazyasthoseridgeslookonsummermorningswhenit’sgoingtobehot.SummermorningsliketheonewhentheDetterickgirlshadbeenfound,Ithoughtfornoreason.Iwonderedwhytheyhadn’tscreamed.Theirkillerhadhurtthem;therehadbeenbloodontheporch,andonthesteps.Sowhyhadn’ttheyscreamed?

           "YouthinkJohnCoffeyreallykilledthatmanWharton,don’tyou?"Janiceasked,lookingbackfromthewindowatlast.

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