Зеленая миля

Chapter 12

           "Leavehimalone!"Iyelled."Youleavehimalone,Percy,orbyGodI’ll"

           "WhoyoucallinPercy?"heasked,andpushedmebacksohardIalmostfellover.Elainegrabbedme,althoughitmusthavehurthertodoso,andsteadiedme."Ain’tthefirsttimeyoudoneit,either.Andstoppeeininyourpants.Iain’tgonnatouchim.Don’tneedto.That’sonedeadrodent."

           Iturned,thinkingthatMr.Jingleswasonlylyingonhissidetocatchhisbreath,thewayhesometimesdid.Hewasonhisside,allright,butthatripplingmotionthroughhisfurhadstopped.ItriedtoconvincemyselfthatIcouldstillseeit,andthenElaineburstintoloudsobs.Shebentpainfully,andpickedupthemouseIhadfirstseenontheGreenMile,cominguptothedutydeskasfearlesslyasamanapproachinghispeers...orhisfriends.Helaylimponherhand.Hiseyesweredullandstill.Hewasdead.

           Dolangrinnedunpleasantly,revealingteethwhichhadhadverylittleacquaintancewithadentist."Aw,sakes,now!"hesaid."Didwejustlosethefamilypet?Shouldwehavealittlefuneral,withpaperflowersand"

           "SHUTUP!"Elainescreamedathim,so-loudlyandsopowerfullythathebackedawayastep,thesmileslippingoffhisface."GETOUTOFHERE!GETOUTORYOU’LLNEVERWORKANOTHERDAYHERE!NOTANOTHERHOUR!ISWEARIT!"

           "Youwon’tbeabletogetsomuchasasliceofbreadonabreadline,"Isaid,butsolowneitherofthemheardme.Icouldn’ttakemyeyesoffMr.

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