Зеленая миля

Chapter 4

           

           Rightoutsidethatwindowwasablackwalltelephonewithnocrankordialonit.Thatphonecouldonlyringin,andonlyfromoneplace:thegovernor’soffice.I’veseenlotsofjailhousemoviesovertheyearswheretheofficialphoneringsjustasthey’regettingreadytopulltheswitchonsomepoorinnocentsap,butoursneverrangduringallmyyearsonEBlock,neveronce.Inthemovies,salvationischeap.Soisinnocence.Youpayaquarter,andaquarter’sworthisjustwhatyouget.Reallifecostsmore,andmostoftheanswersaredifferent.

           Wehadatailor’sdummydowninthetunnelfortheruntothemeatwagon,andwehadOldToot-Tootfortherest.Overtheyears,Toothadsomehowbecomethetraditionalstand-inforthecondemned,astime-honoredinhiswayasthegooseyousitdowntoonChristmas,whetheryoulikegooseornot.Mostoftheotherscrewslikedhim,wereamusedbyhisfunnyaccentalsoFrench,butCanadianratherthanCajun,andsoftenedintoitsownthingbyhisyearsofincarcerationintheSouth.EvenBrutalgotakickoutofOldToot.Notme,though.Ithoughthewas,inhisway,anolderanddimmerversionofPercyWetmore,amantoosqueamishtokillandcookhisownmeatbutwhodid,allthesame,justlovethesmellofabarbecue.

           Wewerealltherefortherehearsal,justaswewouldallbethereforthemainevent.

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