第26部分(第2/8 頁)

iam　Wharton　who　ran　the　show　on　E　Block。　Harry　got　Brutal　and　me；　and　I　alerted　Dean　and　Percy；　who　were　also　on。　We　had　three　prisoners　by　then；　remember；　and　were　into　what　we　called　full　coverage；　with　my　group　on　from　seven　in　the　evening　to　three　in　the　morning　…　when　trouble　was　most　apt　to　break　out　…　and　two　other　crews　covering　the　rest　of　the　day。　Those　other　crews　consisted　mostly　of　floaters；　with　Bill　Dodge　usually　in　charge。　It　wasn't　a　bad　way　to　run　things；　all　and　all；　and　I　felt　that；　once　I　could　shift　Percy　over　to　days；　life　would　be　even　better。　I　never　got　around　to　that；　however。　I　sometimes　wonder　if　it　would　have　changed　things；　if　I　had。

Anyway；　there　was　a　big　watermain　in　the　storage　room；　on　the　side　away　from　Old　Sparky；　and　Dean　and　Percy　hooked　up　a　length　of　canvas　firehose　to　it。　Then　they　stood　by　the　valve　that　would　open　it；　if　needed。

Brutal　and　I　hurried　down　to　Wharton's　cell；　where　Wharton　still　stood；　still　grinning　and　still　with　his　tool　hanging　out　of　his　pants。　I　had　liberated　the　straitjacket　from　the　restraint　room　and　tossed　it　on　a　shelf　in　my　office　last　thing　before　going　home　the　night　before；　thinking　we　might　be　needing　it　for　our　new　problem　child。　Now　I　had　it　in　one　hand；　my　index　finger　hooked　under　one　of　the　canvas　straps。　Harry　came　behind　us；　hauling　the　nozzle　of　the　firehose；　which　ran　back　through　my　office；　down　the　storage…room　steps；　and　to　the　drum　where　Dean　and　Percy　were　paying　it　out　as　f