第28部分(第8/8頁)

　was　in　an　extraordinary　humor　that　day。　If　true；　it　only　proves　a　cynical　old　adage　I　heard　once；　something　about　how　no　good　deed　goes　unpunished。　Remember　me　telling　you　about　how；　after　he'd　chased　the　mouse　down　to　the　restraint　room　on　one　of　those　two　occasions　before　Delacroix　joined　us；　Perry　got　a　little　too　close　to　The　Pres's　cell？　Doing　that　was　dangerous；　which　was　why　the　Green　Mile　was　so　wide　…　when　you　walked　straight　down　the　middle　of　it；　you　couldn't　be　reached　from　the　cells。　The　Pres　hadn't　done　anything　to　Percy；　but　I　remember　thinking　that　Arlen　Bitterbuck　might　have；　had　it　been　him　Percy　had　gotten　too　close　to。　just　to　teach　him　a　lesson。

Well；　The　Pres　and　The　Chief　had　both　moved　on；　but　Wild　Bill　Wharton　had　taken　their　place。　He　was　worse…mannered　than　The　Pres　or　The　Chief　had　ever　dreamed　of　being；　and　he'd　been　watching　the　whole　little　play；　hoping　for　a　chance　to　get　on　stage　himself。　That　chance　now　fell　into　his　lap；　courtesy　of　Percy　Wetmore。

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