綠裡奇蹟(英文版)

第20部分 (第2/7頁)

he　south　gate　when　they　got　to　the　pen；　right　past　my　car；　I　guess。　The　guard　on　the　south　pass　tan　back　the　big　door　between　the　lot　and　the　exercise　yard；　and　the　stagecoach　drove　through。　It　was　a　slack　time　in　the　yard；　not　many　men　out　and　most　of　them　hoeing　in　the　garden。　Pumpkin　time；　it　would　have　been。　They　drove　straight　across　to　E　Block　and　stopped。　The　driver　opened　the　door　and　told　them　he　was　going　to　take　the　stagecoach　over　to　the　motor…pool　to　have　the　oil　changed；　it　had　been　good　working　with　them。　The　extra　guards　went　with　the　vehicle；　two　of　them　sitting　in　the　back　eating　apples；　the　doors　now　swinging　open。

That　left　Dean；　Harry　and　Percy　with　one　shackled　prisoner。　It　should　have　been　enough；　would　have　been　enough；　if　they　hadn't　been　lulled　by　the　stick　thin　country　boy　standing　head…down　there　in　the　dirt　with　chains　on　his　wrists　and　ankles。　They　marched　him　the　twelve　or　so　paces　to　the　door　that　opened　into　E　Block；　falling　into　the　same　formation　we　used　when　escorting　prisoners　down　the　Green　Mile。　Harry　was　on　his　left；　Dean　was　on　his　right；　and　Percy　was　behind；　with　his　baton　in　his　hand。　No　one　told　me　that；　but　I　know　damned　well　he　had　it　out；　Percy　loved　that　hickory　stick。　As　for　me；　I　was　sitting　in　what　would　be　Wharton's　home　until　it　came　time　for　him　to　check　into　the　hot　place…first　cell　on　the　right　as　you　headed　down　the　corridor　toward　the　restraint　room。　I　had　my　clipboard　in　my　hands　and　was　thinking　of　nothing　but　making　my　little　set　speech　and　getting　the　hell　out。　The　pain　in　my　groin　was　building　up　again；　and　all　I　wanted　was　to　go　into　my　office　and　wait　for　it　to　pass。

Dean　stepped　forward　to　unlock　the　door。　He　selected　the　right　key　from　the　bunch　on　his　belt　and　slid　it　into　the　lock。　Whart