t his damned face on fire。 And why？ Because Del was a murderer half a dozen times over？ No。 Because Percy had wet his pants and the little Cajun had had the temerity to laugh at him。 We'd been part of a monstrous act； and Percy was going to get away with it。 Off to Briar Ridge he would go； happy as a clam at high tide； and there he would have a whole asylum filled with lunatics to practice his cruelties upon。 There was nothing we could do about that； but perhaps it was not too late to wash some of the muck off our own hands。
〃In my church they call it atonement instead of balancing；〃 I said； 〃but I guess it es to the same thing。〃
〃Do you really think Coffey could save her？〃 Dean asked in a soft； awed voice。 '〃Just 。。。 what？ 。。。 suck that brain tumor out of her head？ Like it was a 。。。 a peach…pi