Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

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           OnApril8,severaldaysafterDorothyTurnerhadbegunaprogramofpsychologicaltesting,DonnaEgarsawMilliganwalkingbackandforthinhisroomangrily.Whensheaskedhimwhatwaswrong,heansweredinhisBritishaccent,"Noopeunderstands."

           Thenshesawhisfacechangeagainandthenhiswholeposture,walkandspeech,andsheknewitwasDanny.Atthatpoint,seeinghowconsistenthewas,howrealthesedifferentpersonalitieswere,shenolongerassumedhewasfaking.Shehadtoadmitthatshe,aloneofthenursingstaff,hadcomearoundtobeingabeliever.

           Afewdayslater,hecametoher,veryupset.ShecouldtellquicklythatitwasDanny.Hestaredatherandsaidpathetically,"WhyamIhere?"

           "Wheredoyoumean?"sheasked."Hereinthisroom,orinthisbuilding?"

           Heshookhishead."SomeoftheotherpatientsaskedmewhyI’minthishospital."

           "MaybeDorothyTurnercanexplainittoyouwhenshecomestodoyourtesting,"shesaid.

           Thatevening,afterhistestingsessionwithDorothyTurnerwasover,hewouldn’ttalktoanyone.Heranintohisroomandwenttothebathroomtowashhisface.Afewsecondslater,

           Dannyheardhisfrontdooropenandclose.HelookedoutandsawayoungwomanpatientnamedDorine.Thoughheoftenlistenedtoherproblemssympatheticallyandtalkedabouthisown,hehadnootherinterestinher.