Зеленая миля

Chapter 10

           Frombehindus,HomerCribuscalledoutindignantlyinhisdeep-dishcrackervoice:"Say,boy!Putthat-airmaskonhim!Thinkwewanttowatchhiseyespop?"

           "Bequiet,sir,"Isaidwithoutturning."Thisisanexecution,andyou’renotinchargeofit."

           "Anymorethanyouwereinchargeofcatchinghim,youtubofguts,"Harrywhispered.Harrydiedin1982,closetotheageofeighty.Anoldman.Notinmyleague,ofcourse,butfeware.Itwasintestinalcancerofsomekind.

           Brutalbentoverandpluckedthediskofspongeoutofitsbucket.Hepressedafingerintoitandlickedthetip,buthehardlyhadto;Icouldseetheuglybrownthingdripping.Hetuckeditintothecap,thenputthecaponJohn"shead.ForthefirsttimeIsawthatBrutalwaspale,toopastywhite,onthevergeofpassingout.Ithoughtofhimsayingthathefelt,forthefirsttimeinhislife,thathewasindangerofhell,becausewewerefixingtokillagiftofGod.Ifeltasuddenstrongneedtoretch.Icontrolledit,butonlywithaneffort.WaterfromthespongewasdrippingdownthesidesofJohn"sface.

           DeanStantonranthestrapletouttoitsmaximumlengthonthisoccasionacrossJohn"schestandgaveittome.WehadtakensuchpainstotryandprotectDeanonthenightofourtrip,becauseofhiskids,neverknowingthathehadlessthanfourmonthstolive.

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