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〃And the dragons been vanquished;〃 I said。 〃This time by the lady fair。〃

She smiled; bent; and kissed me over the eyebrow in the sensitive place that always makes me shiver。 〃Well hope so;〃 she said; 〃but in my experience; dragons like Brad Dolan are hard to get rid of。〃 She hesitated。 〃Good luck; Paul。 I hope you can vanquish whatever it is that has been festering in you。〃

〃I hope so; too;〃 I said; and thought of John Coffey。 I couldnt help it; John had said。 I tried; but it was too late。

I ate the eggs shed brought; drank the juice; and pushed the toast aside for later。 Then I picked up my pen and began to write again; for what I hoped would be the last time。

One last mile。

A green one。

2。

When we brought John back to E Block that night; the gurney was a necessity instead of a luxury。 I very much doubt if he could have made it the length of the tunnel on his own; it takes more energy to walk at a crouch than it does upright; and it was a damned low ceiling for the likes of John Coffey。 I didnt like to think of him collapsing down

there。 How would we explain that; on top of trying to explain why we had dressed Percy in the madmans dinner…jacket and tossed him in the restraint room?

But we had the gurney … thank God … and John Coffey lay on it like a beached whale as we pushed him back to the storage…room stairs。 He got down off it; staggered; then simply stood with his head lowered; breathing harshly。 His skin was so gray he looked as if hed been rolled in flour。 I thought hed be in the infirmary by noon 。。。 if he wasnt dead by noon; that was。

Brutal gave me a grim; desperate look。 I gave it right back。 〃We cant carry him up; but we can help him;〃 I said。 〃You under his right arm; me under his left。〃

〃What about me?〃 Harry asked。

〃Walk behind us。 If he looks like going over backward; shove him forward again。〃

〃And if that dont work; kinda crouch down where you think hes gonna land and soften the blow;〃 Brutal said。

〃Gosh;〃 Harry said thinly; 〃you oughta go on the Orpheum Circuit; Brute; thats how funny you are。〃

〃I got a sense of humor; all right;〃 Brutal admitted。

In the end; we did manage to get John up the stairs。 My biggest worry was that he might faint; but he didnt。 〃Go around me and check to make sure the storage rooms empty;〃 I gasped to Harry。

〃What should I say if its not?〃 Harry asked; squeezing under my arm。 〃Avon calling;; and then pop back in here?〃

〃Dont be a Wisenheimer;〃 Brutal said。

Harry eased the door open a little way and poked his head through。 It seemed to me that he stayed that way for a very long time。 At last he pulled back; looking almost cheerful。 〃Coasts clear。 And its quiet。〃

〃Lets hope it stays that way;〃 Brutal said。 〃e on; John Coffey; almost home。〃

He was able to cross the storage room under his own power; but we had to help him up the three steps to my office and then almost push him through the little door。 When he got to his feet again; he was breathing stertorously; and his eyes had a glassy sheen。 Also … I noticed this with real horror … the right side of his mouth had pulled down; making it look like Melindas had; when we walked into her room and saw her propped up on her pillows。

Dean heard us and came in from the desk at the head of the Green Mile。 〃Thank God! I thought you were never ing back; Id half made up my mind you were caught; or the Warden plugged you; or…〃 He broke off; really seeing John for the first time。 〃Holy cats; whats wrong with him? He looks like hes dying!〃

〃Hes not dying 。。。 are you; John ?〃 Brutal said。 His eyes flashed Dean a warning。

〃Course not; I didnt mean actually dyin〃 … Dean gave a nervous little laugh … 〃but; jeepers 。 。〃

〃Never mind;〃 I said。 〃Help us get him back to his cell。〃

Once again we were foothills surrounding a mountain; but now it was a mountain that had suffered a few million years; worth of erosion; one that was blunted and sad。 John Coffey moved slowly; breathing through his mouth like an old man who smoked too much; but at least he moved。

〃What about Percy?〃 I asked。 〃Has he been kicking up a ruckus?〃

〃Some at the start;〃 Dean said。 〃Trying to yell through the tape you put over his mouth。 Cursing; I believe。〃

〃Mercy me;〃 Brutal said。 〃A good thing our tender ears were elsewhere。〃

〃Since then; just a mulekick at the door every once in awhile; you know。〃 Dean was so relieved to see us that he was babbling。 His glasses slipped down to the end of his nose; which was shiny with sweat; and he pushed them back up。 We passed Whartons cell。 That worthless young man was flat on his back; snoring like a sousaphone。 His eyes were shut this time; all right。

Dean saw me looking and laughed。

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