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the line;〃 Brutal said。 His voice was calm; but there was no mistaking the glaze of panic in his eyes。
I looked down the hallway and saw John Coffey sitting on the end of his bunk。 His hands were clasped between his knees again; but his head was up and he no longer looked a bit sick。 He nodded at me slightly; and I surprised myself … as I had on the day I offered him my hand … by returning the nod。
〃What are we going to do?〃 Harry gibbered。 〃Oh Christ; what are we going to do?〃
〃Nothing we can do;〃 Brutal said in that same calm voice。 〃We're hung。 Aren't we; Paul?〃
My mind had begun to move very fast。 I looked at Harry and Dean; who were staring at me like scared kids。 I looked at Percy; who was standing there with his hands and jaw dangling。 Then I looked at my old friend; Brutus Howell。
〃We're going to be okay;〃 I said。
Percy at last menced coughing。 He doubled over; hands on his knees; almost retching。 His face began to turn red。 I opened my mouth; meaning to tell the others to stand back; but I never got a chance。 He made a sound that was a cross between a dry heave and a bullfrog's croak; opened his mouth; and spewed out a cloud of black; swirling stuff。 It was so thick that for a moment we couldn't see his head。 Harry said 〃Oh God save us〃 in a weak and watery voice。 Then the stuff turned a white so dazzling it was like January sun on fresh snow。 A moment later the cloud was gone。 Percy straightened slowly up and resumed his va