Зеленая миля

Chapter 2

           "’There’samouseinhere!Whatkindofajointareyouguysrunning,anyway?"Hewaskindoflaughing,butDeansaidhealsosoundedkindofoutraged,asifevenamurderraphadn’tbeenquiteenoughtoknocktheKiwanisoutofhissoul.HehadbeentheregionalheadofanoutfitcalledMid-SouthRealtyAssociates,andhadthoughthimselfsmartenoughtobeabletogetawaywithpushinghishalf-senilefatheroutathird-storywindowandcollectonadouble-indemnitywhole-lifepolicy.Onthathehadbeenwrong,butmaybenotbymuch.

           "Shutup,youlugoon,"Percysaid,butthatwasprettymuchautomatic.Hehadhiseyeonthemouse.Hehadre-holsteredhisbatonandtakenoutoneofhismagazines,butnowhetossedthemagazineonthedutydeskandpulledthebatonoutofitsholsteragain.Hebegantappingitcasuallyagainsttheknucklesofhislefthand.

           "Sonofabitch,"BillDodgesaid."I’veneverseenamouseinherebefore."

           "Aw,he’ssortofcute,"Deansaid."Andnotafraidatall."

           "Howdoyouknow?"

           "Hewasintheothernight.Percysawhim,too.BrutalcallshimSteamboatWilly."

           Percykindofsneeredatthat,butforthetimebeingsaidnothing.Hewastappingthebatonfasternowonthebackofhishand.

           "Watchthis,"Deansaid."Hecameallthewayuptothedeskbefore.Iwanttoseeifhe’lldoitagain.

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