第9部分(第3/8 頁)

　remember　our　faces　if　we　met　again。　Then　it　turned　and　scurried　off　the　way　it　had　e；　not　pausing　to　do　any　cell…checks　this　time。　Its　hurry　made　me　think　of　the　White　Rabbit　in　Alice's　Adventures　in　Wonderland；　and　I　smiled。　It　didn't　pause　at　the　door　to　the　restraint　room；　but　disappeared　beneath　it。　The　restraint　room　had　soft　walls；　for　people　whose　brains　had　softened　a　little。　ent　stored　in　there　when　we　didn't　need　the　room　for　its　created　purpose；　and　a　few　books　（most　were　westerns　by　Clarence　Mulford；　but　one…loaned　out　only　on　special　occasions　…　featured　a　profusely　illustrated　tale　in　which　Popeye；　Bluto；　and　even　Wimpy　the　hamburger　fiend　took　turns　shtupping　Olive　Oyl）。　There　were　craft　items　as　well；　including　the　crayons　Delacroix　later　put　to　some　good　use。　Not　that　he　was　our　problem　yet；　this　was　earlier；　remember。　Also　in　the　restraint　room　was　the　jacket　no　one　wanted　to　wear　…　white；　made　of　double…sewn　canvas；　and　with　the　buttons　and　snaps　and　buckles　going　up　the　back。　We　all　knew　how　to　zip　a　problem　child　into　that　jacket　lickety…larrup。　They　didn't　get　violent　often；　our　lost　boys；　but　when　they　did；　brother；　you　didn't　wait　around　for　the　situation　to　improve　on　its　own。

Brutal　reached　into　the　desk　drawer　above　the　kneehole　and　brought　out　the　big　leather…bound　book　with　the　word　VISITORS　stamped　on　the　front　in　gold　leaf。　Ordinarily；　that　book　stayed　in　the　drawer　from　one　month　to　the　next。　When　a　prisoner　had　visitors　…　unless　it　was