第54部分(第8/8頁)

There；　was　no　fuss。　He　just　went　over　into　one　of　the　far　corners　and　sat　down。〃　〃Didn't　speak　of　Wharton　then？〃　〃No；　sir。　〃

〃Didn't　speak　of　Coffey；　either？〃　I　shook　my　head。　〃Could　Percy　have　been　laying　for　Wharton？　Did　he　have　something　against　the　man？〃

〃That　might　be；〃　I　said；　lowering　my　voice　even　more。　〃Percy　was　careless　about　where　he　walked；　Hal。　One　time　Wharton　reached　out；　grabbed　him　up　against　the　bars；　and　messed　him　over　some。〃　I　paused。　〃Felt　him　up；　you　could　say。〃

〃No　worse　than　that？　just　。。。　'messed　him　over；　。。。　and　that　was　all？〃

〃Yes；　but　it　was　pretty　bad　for　Percy；　just　the　same。　Wharton　said　something　about　how　he'd　rather　screw　Percy　than　Percy's　sister。〃

〃Urn。〃　Moores　kept　looking　sideways　at　John　Coffey；　as　if　he　needed　constant　reassurance　that　Coffey　was　a　real　person；　actually　in　the　world。　〃It　doesn't　explain　what's　happened　to　him；　but　it　goes　a　good　piece　toward　explaining　why　it　was　Wharton　he　turned　on　and　not　Coffey　or　one　of　you　men。　And　speaking　of　your　men；　Paul；　will　they