Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           "I’msorrytodisturbyouandcallyouout,butit’sessentialtoBilly’stherapythatheknowaboutyouandtheothers."Hardingfelthispa)msmoisten.Ashispatient’seyesopened,theexpressionchangedfromBilly’sfrowntoArthur’sheavy-liddedhaughtygaxe.Andoutcamethevoicehehad

           heardthedaybefore:clippedupper-classBritishspeechoutofatightlyclenchedjaw,lipsbarelymoving.

           "William,thisisArthur.Iwantyoutoknowthatthisisasafeplace,andthatthepeopleherearetryingtohelpyou."InstantlyBilly’sfacialexpressionchanged,eyesopenedwide.Helookedaround,startled,andasked,"Whydidn’tIknowaboutyoubefore?"

           HeswitchedagaintoArthur."Itwasmyjudgmentthatitwoulddoyounogoodtoknowuntilyouwereready.Youwereverysuicidal.Wehadtowaituntiltherighttimebeforeyouweretoldthesecret."

           Dr.Georgewatchedandlistened,awedbutpleasedasArthurspoketoBillyfornearlytenminutes,tellinghimaboutRagenandtheothereightpeopleandexplaininghowDr.George’sjobwastobringallthemindstogetherintoonetomakehimwholeagain.

           "Canyoudothat?"Billyasked,turningtoDr.George.

           "Wecallitfusion,Billy.We’lldoitslowly.FirstAllenandTommybecausethey’vegotagreatdealincommon.ThenDannyandDavid,bothofwhomneedagreatdealoftherapy._Thenwe’llmergetheothers,onebyone,untilyou’rewholeagain.