Зеленая миля

Chapter 10

           NowadaysIguesstheyjustaboutrunsuchaffairs,especiallytheoneswiththeIVdrips,butbackthenyoualmosthadtoyankthemforwardifyouwantedthem.Maybebackthentheyhadaclearerideaofwhatwasrightforadoctortobedoing,andwhatwasaperversionofthespecialpromisetheymake,theonewheretheyswearfirstofalltodonoharm.

           DeannoddedtoBrutal.Brutalturnedhishead,seemedtoglanceatthetelephonethatwasnevergoingtoringforthelikesofJohnCoffey,andcalled"Rollonone!"toJackVanHay.

           Therewasthathum,likeanoldfridgekickingon,andthelightsburnedalittlebrighter.Ourshadowsstoodoutalittlesharper,blackshapesthatclimbedthewallandseemedtohoveraroundtheshadowofthechairlikevultures.Johndrewinasharpbreath.Hisknuckleswerewhite.

           "Doesithurtyet?"Mrs.Detterickshriekedbrokenlyfromagainstherhusband’sshoulder."Ihopeitdoes!Ihopeithurtslikehell!"Herhusbandsqueezedher.Onesideofhisnosewasbleeding,Isaw,anarrowtrickleofredworkingitswaydownintohisnarrow-gaugemustache.WhenIopenedthepaperthefollowingMarchandsawhe’ddiedofastroke,Iwasabouttheleastsurprisedmanonearth.

           BrutalsteppedintoJohn"sfieldofvision.HetouchedJohn’sshoulderashespoke.Thatwasirregular,butofthewitnesses,onlyCurtisAndersonknewit,andhedidnotseemtoremarkit.Ithoughthelookedlikeamanwhoonlywantstobedonewithhiscurrentjob.

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