第26部分(第3/7 頁)

the　Kid　is　goan　guarantee　you　that；〃　he　told　us。　His　eyes　shifted　back　to　me。　〃And　if　you　think　you're　gonna　put　that　nut…coat　on　me；　you　got　another　think　ing；　old　hoss。〃

〃You're　not　the　one　who　says　go　or　jump　back　around　here；〃　I　told　him。　〃You　should　know　that；　but　I　guess　you're　too　dumb　to　pick　it　up　without　a　little　teaching。〃

I　finished　unlocking　the　door　and　ran　it　back　on　its　track。　Wharton　retreated　to　the　bunk；　his　cock　still　hanging　out　of　his　pants；　put　his　hands　out　to　me；　palms　up；　then　beckoned　with　his　fingers。　〃e　on；　you　ugly　motherfucker；〃　he　said。　〃They　be　schoolin；　all　right；　but　this　old　boy's　well　set　up　to　be　the　teacher。〃　He　shifted　his　gaze　and　his　darktoothed　grin　to　Brutal。　〃e　on；　big　fella；　you　first。　This　time　you　cain't　sneak　up　behind　me。　Put　down　that　gun　…　you　ain't　gonna　shoot　it　anyway；　not　you　…　and　we'll　go　man…to…man。　See　who's　the　better　fel…〃

Brutal　stepped　into　the　cell；　but　not　toward　Wharton。　He　moved　to　the　left　once　he　was　through　the　door；　and　Wharton's　narrow　eyes　widened　as　he　saw　the　firehose　pointed　at　him。

〃No；　you　don't；〃　he　said。　〃Oh　no；　you　d…〃

〃Dean！〃　I　yelled。　〃Turn　it　on！　All　the　way！〃

Wharton　jumped　forward；　and　Brutal　hit　him　a　good　smart　lick　…　the　kind　of　lick　I'm　sure　Percy　dreamed　of　…　across　his　forehead；　laying　his　baton　right　over　Wharton's　eyebrows。　Wharton；　who　seemed　to　think　we'd　never　seen　trouble　until　we'd　seen　him；　went　to　his　knees；　his　eyes　open　but　blind。　Then　the　water　came；　Harry　staggering　back　a　step　under　its　power　and　then　holding　steady；　the　nozzle　firm　in　his　hands；　pointed　like　a　gun。　The　stream　caught　iddle　of　his　chest；　spun　him　halfway　around；　and　drove　him　back　under　his　bunk。　Down　the　hall；　Delacroix　was　jumping　from　foot　to　foot；　cackli