Зеленая миля

Chapter 5

           "HeusedPercyonWhartonlikeagun,thatwaswhatJanicesaid,anditwaswhatIkeptthinkingabout.WhywouldJohnCoffeywanttokillWildBill?Percy,maybePercystampedonDelacroix’smouserightinfrontofhim,PercyburnedDelacroixaliveandJohnknewitbutWharton?Whartonmessedwithmostofusinonewayoranother,buthedidn’tmesswithJohnatall,sofarasIknowhardlypassedfourdozenwordswithhimthewholetimetheywereontheMiletogether,andhalfofthosewerethatlastnight.Whywouldhewantto?HewasfromPurdomCounty,andasfaraswhiteboysfromupthereareconcerned,youdon’tevenseeaNegrounlesshehappenstostepintoyourroad.Sowhydidhedoit?Whatcouldhe’veseenorfeltwhenWhartontouchedhimthatwassobadthathesavedbackthepoisonhetookoutofMelly’sbody?"

           "Andhalf-killedhimselfdoingit,too,"Brutalsaid.

           "Morelikethree-quarters.AndtheDettericktwinswereallIcouldthinkofthatwasbadenoughtoexplainwhathedid.Itoldmyselftheideawasnuts,toomuchofacoincidence,itjustcouldn’tbe.ThenIrememberedsomethingCurtisAndersonwroteinthefirstmemoIevergotaboutWhartonthatWhartonwascrazy-wild,andthathe’drambledalloverthestatebeforetheholdupwherehekilledallthosepeople.Rambledalloverthestate.Thatstuckwithme.ThentherewasthewayhetriedtochokeDeanwhenhecamein.Thatgotmethinkingabout"

           "Thedog,"Deansaid.

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