Зеленая миля

Chapter 3

           Thenitturnedandwentbackdownthecorridortotherestraintroom,pausingalongthewaytopeerintoacoupleofemptycellsandtotakeabriefinvestigatorytourofathird.Onceagaintheideathatitwaslookingforsomeoneoccurredtome,andthistimeIdismissedthethoughtmoreslowly.

           "I’mnotgoingtotalkaboutthis,"Harrysaid.Hesoundedasifhewashalf-joking,half-not."Firstofall,nobody’dcare.Second,theywouldn’tbelievemeiftheydid."

           "Heonlyatefromyoufellas,"Toot-Tootsaid.Heshookhisheadindisbelief,thenbentlaboriouslyover,pickedupwhatthemousehaddisdained,andpoppeditintohisowntoothlessmaw,wherehebeganthejobofgummingitintosubmission."Nowwhyhedodat?"

           "I’vegotabetterone,"Harrysaid."How’dheknowPercywasoff?"

           "Hedidn’t,"Isaid."Itwasjustcoincidence,thatmouseshowinguptonight."

           ExceptthatgotharderandhardertobelieveasthedayswentbyandthemouseshoweduponlywhenPercywasoff,onanothershift,orinanotherpartoftheprison.WeHarry,Dean,Brutal,andmedecidedthatitmustknowPercy’svoice,orhissmell.Wecarefullyavoidedtoomuchdiscussionaboutthemouseitselfhimself.That,weseemedtohavedecidedwithoutsayingaword,mightgoalongwaytowardspoilingsomethingthatwasspecial,andbeautiful,byvirtueofitsstrangenessanddelicacy.Willyhadchosenus,afterall,insomewayIdonotunderstand,evennow

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