Зеленая миля

Chapter 5

           

           "Itwouldn’tdoanygood,"Brutalsaid."Evenifwecouldthinkofaway,itwouldn’tdoanygood."

           "Whynot?"Shesoundedasifshemightbegoingtocry."Justwhythedamnhellnot?"

           "Becausehe’sasix-foot-eight-inchbaldheadedblackmanwithbarelyenoughbrainstofeedhimself,"Isaid."Howlongdoyouthinkitwouldbebeforehewasrecaptured?Twohours?Six?"

           "Hegotalongwithoutattractingmuchattentionbefore,"shesaid.Ateartrickleddownhercheek.Sheslappeditawaywiththeheelofherhand.

           Thatmuchwastrue.Ihadwrittenletterstosomefriendsandrelativesofminefartherdownsouth,askingifthey’dseenanythinginthepapersaboutamanfittingJohnCoffey’sdescription.Anythingatall.Janicehaddonethesame.Wehadcomeupwithjustonepossiblesightingsofar,inthetownofMuscleShoals,Alabama.Atwisterhadstruckachurchthereduringchoirpracticein1929,thishadbeenandalargeblackmanhadhauledtwofellowsoutoftherubble.Bothhadlookeddeadtoonlookersatfirst,butasitturnedout,neitherhadbeenevenseriouslyhurt.Itwaslikeamiracle,oneofthewitnesseswasquotedassaying.Theblackman,adrifterwhohadbeenhiredbythechurchpastortodoaday’sworthofchores,haddisappearedintheexcitement.

           "You’reright,hegotalong,"Brutalsaid."Butyouhavetorememberthathedidmostofhisgettingalongbeforehewasconvictedofrapingandmurderingtwolittlegirls.

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