第44部分(第5/7 頁)

e　bull　charge。

Percy's　eyes　widened；　and　he　lunged。　He　meant　to　run；　but　Harry　grabbed　his　arms　and　a　lunge　was　all　he　was　able　to　manage。

〃Let　go　of　me！〃　Percy　shouted；　trying　to　jerk　out　of　Harry's　grasp。　It　wasn't　going　to　happen；　Harry　outweighed　him　by　almost　a　hundred　pounds　and　had　the　muscles　of　a　man　who　spent　most　of　his　spare　time　plowing　and　chopping；　but　Percy　gave　it　a　good　enough　effort　to　drag　Harry　halfway　across　the　room　and　to　rough　up　the　unpleasant　green　carpet　I　kept　meaning　to　replace。　For　a　moment　I　thought　he　was　even　going　to　get　one　arm　free　panic　can　be　one　hell　of　a　motivator。

〃Settle　down；　Percy；〃　I　said。　〃It'll　go　easier　if　…　〃

〃Don't　you　tell　me　to　settle　down；　you　ignoramus！〃　Percy　yelled；　jerking　his　shoulders　and　trying　to　free　his　arms。　〃Just　get　away　from　me！　All　of　you！　I　know　people！　Big　people！　If　you　don't　quit　this；　you'll　have　to　go　all　the　way　to　South　Carolina　just　to　get　a　meal　in　a　soup　kitchen！〃

He　gave　another　forward　lunge　and　ran　his　upper　thighs　into　my　desk。　The　book　he'd　been　reading；　Caring　for　the　Mental　Patient　in　Institutions；　gave　a　jump；　and　the　smaller；　pamphlet…sized　book　which　had　been　hidden　inside　it　popped　out。　No　wonder　Percy　had　looked　guilty　when　we　came　in。　It　wasn't　The　Last　Days　of　Sodom　and　Gomorrah；　but　it　was　the　one　we　sometimes　gave　to　inmates　who　were　feeling　especially　horny　and　who　had　been　well…behaved　enough　to　deserve　a　treat。　I've　mentioned　it；　I　think　…　the　little　cartoon　book　where　Olive　Oyl　does　everybody　except　Sweet　Pea；　the　kid。

I　found　it　sad　that　Percy　had　been　in　my　office　and　pursuing　such　pallid　porn；　and　Harry　…　what　I　could　see　of　him　from　over　Percy's　straining　shoulder　…　looked　mildly　disgusted；　but　Brutal　hooted　with　laughter；　and