Зеленая миля

Chapter 2

           Thenhebegantosortthroughhiskeys,meaningtogointotherestraintroomandcontinuethechase.

           Deancamedownthecorridorafterhim,deliberatelywalkingslowinordertogethisemotionsundercontrol.PartofhimwantedtolaughatPercy,hetoldme,butpartofhimwantedtograbtheman,whirlhimaround,pinhimagainsttherestraint-roomdoor,andwhalethelivingdaylightsoutofhim.Mostofit,ofcourse,wasjustbeingstartled;ourjobonEBlockwastokeeprumpustoaminimum,andrumpuswaspracticallyPercyWetmore’smiddlename.Workingwithhimwassortofliketryingtodefuseabombwithsomebodystandingbehindyouandeverynowandthenclashingapairofcymbalstogether.Inaword,upsetting.DeansaidhecouldseethatupsetinArlenBitterbuckseyes...eveninThePresident’seyes,althoughthatgentlemanwasusuallyascoolasthestoriedcucumber.

           Andtherewassomethingelse,aswell.Insomepartofhismind,Deanhadalreadybeguntoacceptthemouseaswell,maybenotasafriend,butasapartoflifeontheblock.ThatmadewhatPercyhaddoneandwhathewastryingtodonotright.Notevenifitwasamousehewastryingtodoitto.AndthefactthatPercywouldneverunderstandhowcomeitwasn’trightwasprettymuchtheperfectexampleofwhyhewasallwrongforthejobhethoughthewasdoing.

           BythetimeDeanreachedtheendofthecorridor,hehadgottenhimselfundercontrolagain,andknewhowhewantedtohandlethematter.

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