"So one night, on a whim, I asked who he had killed?
I'm just going to listen to the jokes, you know.He laughed and said, 'There's a guy who's serving a prison sentence in Maine for killing two people.I killed this stupid wife and another guy, I sneaked into his house, and that guy couldn't get along with me. ’I don't remember if he ever told me the woman's name," Tommy continued, "maybe he did, but in New England the surname Deverney is as common as Smith and Jones elsewhere."
However, he did tell me the name of the guy he killed, and he said that the guy's name was Green Quentin, and he was a nasty, rich nasty, professional golfer.He said he thought the guy should have put a lot of cash in the house, maybe five thousand dollars, which at the time would have been a lot of money.So I asked, 'When did this happen?'
’He said: 'Not long after the war, not long after the war ended. ’So, he broke into their house, and the two of them were woken up by him, and Quentin gave him some trouble, that's what he said.I thought maybe the guy was just starting to snore.He also told me that Quentin was fooling around with the wife of a lawyer, and the court sent the lawyer to Shawshank prison.He burst out laughing.God, when I was finally able to get out of prison and out of that cell, I was so thankful. ”--------------- chapter 3 (5) of The Shawshank Redemption--------------- I think it's not hard for you to see why Andy lost his mind when he heard Tommy's story, and why he immediately asked to see the warden.Bracchi was sentenced to six to twelve years in prison, and Tommy had known him four years earlier.By the time Andy heard about this in 1963, Bracchi was probably on the verge of being released from prison......
Even has been released from prison.Andy's concern is that on the one hand, Bracchi may still be in prison, and on the other hand, he may also disappear without a trace.Tommy's story isn't exactly consistent, but isn't that what life is like in real life?
Bracchi tells Tommy that the one who is being locked up is a lawyer and Andy is a banker, but it is easy for people with little education to confuse the two professions.And don't forget, when Brachi told Tommy about this, it had been twelve years since the news of the trial was published in the newspapers.Bracchi told Tommy that he had taken more than a thousand dollars from Quentin's drawer, but the police said at trial that there was no sign of theft from the house.In my opinion, first of all, if the person who owns the money is dead, how can you possibly know how much has been stolen from the house?
Second, maybe Braci is lying?
Maybe he didn't want to admit that he killed two people for no reason.Third, there may have been signs of theft in the house, but the police ignored it – the police were sometimes stupid, or they deliberately covered it up in order not to spoil the prosecutor's business.Don't forget, the prosecutor was running for office at the time, and he was in dire need of convicting people as campaign propaganda, and a long-pending theft and murder case did him no good.But of the three possibilities, I think the second one is the most likely.I know a lot of people like Bracchie in Shawshank who have crazy eyes and can pull the trigger at any time.Even if they were caught stealing a cheap two-dollar watch and nine dollars in change, they would say that they had stolen a giant diamond like a "Star of Hope" every time and fled.Despite the slight misgivings, one thing convinced Andy to believe Tommy's story.Bracchi was by no means improvised to kill Quentin, calling Quentin a "rich nuisance" who knew he was a golfer professional.During that year or two, Andy and his wife would go to the country club twice a week for drinks and dinners, and Andy often drank alone there after he found out that his wife was cheating.The Country Club had a dock for dinghies, and for a while in 1947 there had a part-time employee who fit Tommy's description of Bracchi.The man was tall, with an almost bald head and a pair of deep-set green eyes.When he stares at you, it makes you feel uncomfortable.He didn't stay there for long, either resigning himself or being fired by the people in charge of managing the docks.But you don't easily forget people like him, he's too conspicuous.So Andy went to see Norton on a miserable day, when the clouds were low and the gray walls were gray with a gray sky.It was also the day the snow began to melt, and lifeless grass was exposed in the fields outside the prison.The warden had a very spacious office in the administration building, and his office was connected to the office of the deputy warden, and the deputy warden went out that day, but one of my cronies happened to be there, and I forgot his real name, and everyone called him Chest.Chester was in charge of watering the flowers and waxing the floor, and I think many of the plants must have died of thirst that day, and only the keyhole was waxed, because he only pricked up his dirty ears to eavesdrop through the keyhole.He heard the warden's door open and then close, and then heard the warden say, "Good morning, Dufonny, is there anything wrong?"
”"Warden," said Andy, and old Chester later told us that he could barely hear it was Andy's voice because it had become too much."
Warden......
Something happened......
I......
That's really......
I don't know where to start. ”"Then why don't you start at the beginning?"
The warden said, presumably in his voice, "Let's open Psalm 23 and read it together," "It's going to be much easier." ”So Andy started from the beginning.He explains why he was imprisoned, and then repeats Tommy's words.He also said Tommy's name, but it seemed that it was unwise to see how things turned out later, but at the time he had no other way, and if there was no witness, how could anyone believe what you said?
When he finished, Norton didn't say a word.I can imagine his expression: leaning back in his chair, his head hitting the picture of Governor Lead hanging on the wall, his hands folded, his fingertips against his chin, his lips pursed, his eyebrows up to the top of his forehead full of wrinkles, the thirtieth anniversary pin shining."
Well," he concluded, "it's the most damn story I've ever heard."
But let me tell you what surprised me the most, Dufonney. ”"What is it, sir?""
That's how you would believe the story.""
Sir, I don't understand what you mean?"
Chester tells us that Andy Duverney, who had fearlessly confronted Harry on the rooftops thirteen years ago, was now incoherent.Norton said: "It seems to me that young Tommy has a good impression of you, and he has heard your story and naturally wants to ......
To cheer you up, let's say, it's natural.He's too young and not very smart, and he has no idea what that would do to you.I advise you now—" "Do you think I didn't doubt it that way?
”Andy asked, "But I never told Tommy about that docker."
I've never told anyone about it, never even thought about it!
But Tommy's description of his cellmate and the worker......
They're just the same!
”"I think you're also influenced by selective cognition."
Norton laughed dryly."
Selective cognition" is the most popular term used by those who specialize in prison probation."
Not at all, sir.""
That's your bias," Norton said, "but I see it differently."
Don't forget, I've only heard you say that there is such a person working at a country club. ”---------------The Shawshank Redemption," chapter 3 (6), ---------------"No, sir," Andy said hurriedly, "it's not like that, because—" "Anyway," Norton deliberately raised his voice to overpower him, "let's look at this matter from another perspective, shall we?"
Suppose—just assum—suppose there is such a guy named Braucchi. ”"Brachi."
Andy hurriedly said."
Well, Brachi, let's just say he's Tommy's cellmate in Rhode Island prison.Very likely he's been out of prison, fine.We don't even know how long he was in prison when he was locked up with Tommy?
It is only known that he should be in prison for six to twelve years. ”"No, we don't know how long he's been in prison, but Tommy says he's been very poor and I think there's a good chance he's still in jail.Even if he is released, the prison will definitely leave his address, the names of his relatives—" "It is almost impossible to find out anything from these two sources. ”Andy was silent for a moment, then blurted out, "But it's always a chance, right?"
Isn't it?
”"Yes, of course.So, let's assume that there really is such a Bracchi, and it's still in a Rhode Island prison.If we were to ask him about it, how would he react?
Would he have immediately fallen to his knees, rolled his eyes upward, and said, 'I did it!'
I did it!
Sentence me to life imprisonment!
’”"Why are you so sluggish?"
Andy said.His voice was so low that old Chester could barely hear it, but he heard the warden clearly."
What?
What do you say about me?
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”"Sluggish!"
Andy yelled, "Did it happen on purpose?"
”"Dufonney, you've wasted five minutes of my time, no, seven, I've been busy today, I think that's the end of our conversation—" "The golf club will have old attendance records too, don't you think so?"
”Andy shouted, "They must have kept all sorts of files like tax returns, unemployment claims and so on, all of which would have his name on them."
It's only been fifteen years since this happened, and they must remember him!
They will remember Brachi's.Tommy could testify that Bracchi had said that, and the manager of the country club could testify that Bracchi did work there.I can ask for a reopening of the trial!
I could—" "Guard!
Guard!
Pull this guy out!
”"What the hell is going on with you?"
Andy said.Old Chester told me that Andy was almost screaming."
This is my life, my chance to go out, don't you see?
Aren't you going to make a long-distance call and at least check Tommy's claims?
I'll pay for the phone, I'll-" There was a jumble of footsteps as the guards came in and dragged him out."
Solitary confinement," Norton said, presumably touching his thirtieth anniversary pin as he spoke, "just water and bread." ”So they dragged Andy, who was completely out of control, out, and he shouted all the way: "This is my life, my life, don't you understand?"
My life—" Andy spent twenty days in the confinement cell, his second confinement, and the first time he had been struck down by Norton in a notebook since he joined the happy family.When we talk about it, I have to tell you a little bit about the confinement room.Our confinement chambers in Maine are a product of the pioneer era of the eighteenth century.Back then, no one was going to waste time on terms like "prison science" or "rehabilitation" and "selective cognition," and it was a black-and-white age where you were either innocent or guilty.If he is guilty, he will either be hanged or imprisoned.If you are sentenced to prison, there is no prison for you to live in, and the Maine government will give you a hoe to dig from sunrise to sunset, dig a hole for yourself, and then give you a few hides and a bucket to lie down in the hole you dug.When they went down, the jailer covered the hole with an iron grate, and threw in some grain, or gave you a piece or two of meat a week, and maybe a little barley porridge to eat on Sunday night.You urinate in a bucket, and the jailer comes every morning at six o'clock to pour water, and you take the same bucket to get water.When it rains, you can also use this bucket to scoop the rainwater out of the hole......
Unless you want to drown in a hole like a mouse.No one would live in such a hole for too long, and thirty months is a lot of money.As far as I know, the one who survived the longest in such a pit was a fourteen-year-old psychopath who chopped up the life of his classmate with a rusty piece of metal.He had been in the cave for seven years, but of course because he was still young and strong.You have to remember that any crime that was more serious than stealing, blasphemy, or forgetting to blow your nose with a handkerchief when you went out on the Sabbath could be sentenced to death by hanging.As for the punishment for these offences and other misdemeanors, they are to be locked up in such a hole for three to six months or nine months.By the time you come out, you'll be as white as a fish's belly, your eyes half-blind, your teeth shaky, and your feet covered in fungus.Shawshank's confinement cell wasn't that bad......
I guess.Human feelings can be broadly divided into three levels: good, bad, and terrible.As you step into darker and darker places in the direction of the terrible, it becomes harder and harder to classify further.During confinement, you have to walk down twenty-three stairs to get to the confinement chamber.The only sound there was the ticking of water, and the only light was the glimmer of some crumbling sixty-watt light bulbs.The cellar is in the shape of a bucket, like a safe that the rich sometimes hide behind a portrait, and the circular entrances and exits are like safes, solid doors that can be opened and closed, rather than fences.The vents in the confinement chamber are above, but no light will come through them, and only a small light bulb will light it.Every night at eight o'clock, the prison's main control room turns off the lights in the confinement room on time, an hour before the other cells.If you like to live in the dark all the time, they can arrange it that way, but not many people do......
But after eight o'clock, you don't have a choice.There was a bed by the wall, and a urine tank, but no toilet seat.There are only three ways to pass the time: sitting, pooping, or sleeping, which is a great choice!
Spending twenty days there is like a year.Thirty days is like two years, and forty days is like ten years.Sometimes you will hear the sound of rats moving in the ventilation system, in which case you don't even know what to be afraid of.--------------- The Shawshank Redemption, chapter 3 (7), --------------- if there's one good thing about staying in confinement, it's that you have a lot of time to think.Andy thought about it during his twenty days of enjoying bread and water.When he came out, he asked to see the warden again, but was denied, saying that such meetings would be "counterproductive" and that if you want to work in prison administration or corrections, this is another term you need to master first.Andy patiently asks to see the warden again, and then asks again.He's changed.In 1963, when spring returned to the earth, Andy's face was wrinkled, gray hair grew on his head, and the usual smile on the corner of his mouth was gone.The gaze was blank.When a person starts to be in a daze like this, you know that he is counting how many years, months, weeks, or even days in prison he has been through.He was patient and kept making requests.He has nothing but time.When summer came, President Kennedy pledged in Washington's capital to eradicate poverty and inequality, unaware that he had only half a year to live.In Liverpool, England, a choir called the Beatles is popping up, but in the United States, no one knows where the Beatles are sacred.And the Boston Red Sox were still at the bottom of the American league at this time, and it would be another four years before what New Englanders called "the miracle year of 1967."
All of these things are happening in the vast free world out there.Norton finally met Andy at the end of June, and it was seven years before I heard the conversation from Andy himself."
If it's for the money, you don't have to worry," Andy said to Norton in a low voice, "Do you think I'm going to say it?"
I'm killing myself, and I'm going to be charged too—" "That's enough," Norton interrupted.His face was long and cold as a tombstone, and he leaned back in his chair so hard that the back of his head almost touched the embroidery on the wall that read, "The judgment of the Lord is coming.""
But—" "Never mention the word 'money' in front of me," Norton said, "whether it's in this office or anywhere, unless you want the library to be a storage room again, you know?"
”"I just want to put you at ease.""
Now, if I need a turtle son who cries and mourns all day long to calm my heart, then I might as well retire.I agree to meet with you because I'm tired of pestering you, Duferny, and you need to do it in moderation.If you want to buy Brooklyn Bridge, that's your business, don't get it to me, if I allow everybody to come and talk to me about this nonsense, everybody here will come to me and complain.I've always respected you, but that's the end of it, you know?
”"I know," Andy said, "but I'll get a lawyer." ”"Do what?""
I think we can piece the whole thing together.With Tommy and my testimony, plus court records and the testimony of country club employees, I think we can piece together what really was going on at the time. ”"Tommy isn't serving his sentence here.""
What?""
He went to another prison.""
Turned away, where did it go?""
Caseymen Prison."
Andy fell silent.He's a smart guy, but you're stupid if you can't sniff out the trading conditions.Casey Gate, located in Arushoku County to the north, is a relatively open prison.Prisoners there are usually required to dig potatoes, and although the work is hard, they are paid a fair amount and, if they wish, they can participate in various skills training at the school.What's more, for someone like Tommy who has a wife and children, Caseman has a vacation system that allows him to live a normal life on weekends, in other words, he can make out with his wife, build model airplanes with his children, or go out on picnics with his family.Norton must have spread all this in front of Tommy, and the only thing he asked Tommy was that he should never mention the word Braci again, or he would be sent to the terrible Thomson Prison, where not only would he not be able to make love with his wife, but he would have to wait for some old gays."
Why?"
Andy asked, "Why-" "I've done you a favor," Norton said calmly, "I've checked the Rhode Island jail, and they did have an inmate named Bracchi, but he was released on parole because of the so-called 'temporary parole program' and has never been seen since."
The crazy plans of these liberals simply let criminals roam the streets. ”Andy said, "The warden there......
Is it your friend?
”Norton smiled coldly, "I know him." ”He said."
Why?"
Andy repeated, "Why are you doing this?"
You know I don't talk nonsense......
Won't say anything about you, you know it, why do you do it?
”"Because people like you make me feel disgusting," said Norton unhurriedly, "I like the way you are now, Mr.
Dufany Fordney, and you have to stay here as long as I'm a warden in Shawshank."
You used to think you were better than others, and I'm very good at seeing that on other people's faces, and from the first day I walked into the library, I noticed the superiority on your face.Now, that expression is gone, and I think it's good.Don't think you're useful, people like you need to learn to be humble.You used to walk on the sports field as if you were your living room, like you were at a cocktail party, and you were greeting someone else's husband or wife, but now you don't walk down the road with that look anymore.I'll keep an eye on you and see if you don't look like that again.I will be happy to continue to see how you perform in the coming years.Get out of here now!
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”"Okay, but that's the end of all the activity between us, Norton.This is the end of all the investment counseling and tax exemption guidance, you go to other prisoners to teach you how to file income tax!
”Norton's face turned as red as a brick......
Then the color all fades."
Now you go back to the confinement chamber and be locked up for another thirty days, with only bread and water, and you will have another record on your record.If you dare to stop this, the library will be closed, and I will definitely find a way to restore the library to the way it was before you came in, and I will make your life very ......
Very sad.You don't want to stay alone in a single room at the Hilton Hotel in the 5th arrondissement, you don't want to keep the stones on the windowsill, and the guards don't protect you from those gay men, you lose everything, understand?
”