Зеленая миля

Chapter 10

           Desperatelywantstobedonewithit.HeenlistedintheArmyafterPearlHarbor,butnevergotoverseas;hediedatFortBragg,inatruckaccident.

           John,meanwhile,relaxedbeneathBrutal’sfingers.Idon’tthinkheunderstoodmuch,ifany,ofwhatBrutalwastellinghim,buthetookcomfortfromBrutal’shandonhisshoulder.Brutal,whodiedofaheartattackabouttwenty-fiveyearslater(hewaseatingafishsandwichandwatchingTVwrestlingwhenithappened,hissistersaid),wasagoodman.Myfriend.Maybethebestofus.Hehadnotroubleunderstandinghowamancouldsimultaneouslywanttogoandstillbeterrifiedofthetrip.

           "JohnCoffey,youhavebeencondemnedtodieintheelectricchair,sentencepassedbyajuryofyourpeersandimposedbyajudgeofgoodstandinginthisstate.Godsavethepeopleofthisstate.Doyouhaveanythingtosaybeforesentenceiscarriedout?"

           Johnwethislipsagain,thenspokeclearly.Sixwords."I’msorryforwhatIam."

           "Yououghttobe!"themotherofthetwodeadgirlsscreamed."Ohyoumonster,yououghttobe!YOUDAMNWELLOUGHTTOBE!"

           John’seyesturnedtome.Isawnoresignationinthem,nohopeofheaven,nodawningpeace.HowIwouldlovetotellyouthatIdid.HowIwouldlovetotellmyselfthat.WhatIsawwasfear,misery,incompletion,andincomprehension.Theyweretheeyesofatrappedandterrifiedanimal.

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