Зеленая миля

Chapter 7

           Afteramoment’shardthoughtprobablytomusterhislimitedspellingskills,asI’msuretheideawasinhisheadalreadyBrutusHowellcarefullywroteSTEAMBOATWILLY,whichwaswhatmostpeoplecalledMickeyMousebackinthosedays.Itwasbecauseofthatfirsttalkiecartoon,whereherolledhiseyesandbumpedhishipsaroundandpulledthewhistlecordinthepilothouseofthesteamboat.

           "There,"Brutalsaid,slammingthebookclosedandreturningittoitsdrawer,"alldoneandbuttonedup."

           Ilaughed,butDean,whocouldn’thelpbeingseriousaboutthingsevenwhenhesawthejoke,wasfrowningandpolishinghisglassesfuriously."You’llbeintroubleifsomeoneseesthat."Hehesitatedandadded,"Thewrongsomeone."Hehesitatedagain,lookingnearsightedlyaroundalmostasifheexpectedtoseethatthewallshadgrownears,beforefinishing:"SomeonelikePercyKiss-My-Ass-and-Go-to-HeavenWetmore."

           "Huh,"Brutalsaid."ThedayPercyWetmoresitshisnarrowshanksdownhereatthisdeskwillbethedayIresign."

           "Youwon’thaveto,"Deansaid."They’llfireyouformakingjokesinthevisitors"bookifPercyputstherightwordintherightear.Andhecan.Youknowhecan."

           Brutalgloweredbutsaidnothing.Ireckonedthatlateronthatnighthewoulderasewhathehadwritten.Andifhedidn’t,Iwould.

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