Зеленая миля

Chapter 7

           Ordinarily,thatbookstayedinthedrawerfromonemonthtothenext.Whenaprisonerhadvisitorsunlessitwasalawyeroraministerhewentovertotheroomoffthemesshallthatwaskeptspecialforthatpurpose.TheArcade,wecalledit.Idon’tknowwhy.

           "JustwhatintheGorrydoyouthinkyou’redoing?"DeanStantonasked,peeringoverthetopsofhisspectaclesasBrutalopenedthebookandpagedgrandlypastyearsofvisitorstomennowdead.

           "ObeyinRegulation19,"Brutalsaid,findingthecurrentpage.Hetookthepencilandlickedthetipadisagreeablehabitofwhichhecouldnotbebrokenandpreparedtowrite.Regulation19statedsimply:"EachvisitortoEBlockshallshowayellowAdministrationpassandshallberecordedwithoutfail"

           "He’sgonenuts,"Deansaidtome.

           "Hedidn’tshowushispass,butI’mgonnaletitgothistime,"Brutalsaid.Hegavethetipofhispencilanextralickforgoodluck,thenfilledin9:49p.m.underthecolumnheadedTIMEONBLOCK.

           "Sure,whynot,thebigbossesprobablymakeexceptionsformice,"Isaid.

           "Coursetheydo,"Brutalagreed."Lackofpockets."Heturnedtolookatthewall-clockbehindthedesk,thenprinted10:01inthecolumnheadedTIMEOFFBLOCK.ThelongerspacebetweenthesetwonumberswasheadedNAMEOFVISITOR.

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