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neak it out and smell her perfume and not feel so bad。〃
〃You think … what? … that mouse chewed off some of that colored spool to remember Delacroix by? That a mouse …〃
He looked up。 I thought for a moment I saw tears in his eyes; but I guess I was probably wrong about that。 〃I ain't saying nothing; Paul。 But I found them up there; and I smelled peppermint; same as you … you know you did。 And I can't do this no more。 I won't do this no more。 Seeing one more man in that chair'd just about kill me。 I'm going to put in for a transfer to Boys' Correctional on Monday。 If I get it before the next one; that's fine。 If I don't; I'll resign and go back to farming。〃
〃What did you ever farm; besides rocks?〃
〃It don't matter。〃
〃I know it doesn't;〃 I said。 〃I think I'll put in with you。…〃
He looked at me close; making sure I wasn't just having some sport with him; then nodded as if it was a settled thing。 The wind gusted again; strong enough this time to make the beams creak and settle; and we both looked around uneasily at the padded walls。 I think for a moment we could hear William Wharton … not Billy the Kid; not him; he had been 〃Wild Bill〃 to us from his first day on the block … screaming and laughing; telling us we were going to be damned glad to be rid of him; telling us we would never forget him。 About those things he was right。
As for what Brutal and I agreed on that night in the restraint room; it turned out just that way It was al