Зеленая миля

Chapter 2

           

           Themousewasasmalltarget,andgivethedevilhisdueitwasawickedlygoodshot,andmighthavetaken"Willy’s"headcleanoff,ifitsreflexeshadn’tbeenassharpasshardsofbrokenglass.Itduckedyes,justasahumanbeingwouldhaveanddroppedthechunkofcracker.Theheavyhickorybatonpassedoveritsheadandspinecloseenoughsoitsfurruffled(that’swhatDeansaid,anyway,andsoIpassiton,althoughI’mnotsureIreallybelieveit),thenhitthegreenlinoleumandbouncedagainstthebarsofanemptycell.Themousedidn’twaittoseeifitwasamistake;apparentlyrememberingapressingengagementelsewhere,itturnedandwasoffdownthecorridortowardtherestraintroominaflash.

           Percyroaredwithfrustrationheknewhowclosehehadcomeandchasedafteritagain.BillDodgegrabbedathisarm,probablyoutofsimpleinstinct,butPercypulledawayfromhim.Still,Deansaid,itwasprobablythatgrabwhichsavedSteamboatWilly’slife,anditwasstillanearthing.Percywantednotjusttokillthemousebuttosquashit,soheraninbig,comicalleaps,likeadeer,stampingdownwithhisheavyblackworkshoes.ThemousebarelyavoidedPercy’slasttwojumps,firstziggingandthenzagging.Itwentunderthedoorwithafinalflickofitslongpinktail,andsolong,strangeritwasgone.

           "Fuck!"Percysaid,andslammedtheflatofhishandagainstthedoor.

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