Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           Thenheshookhishead,andwhenhespokeitwasasaboywithacockneyaccent."Everythin’isloud,"hesaid."You.Allthesounds.Oyedon’tknowwhat’sgoin’on."

           "Yourvoiceseemsfunny,David.Isthatanaccent?"

           Hepeeredupatherimpishly."Oy’mnotDavid.Oy’mChristopher"Well,where’sDavid?"

           "Davidsbeennaughty."

           "Whatdoyoumean?"

           "Oh,theothersareawfulmadat’im’cause’etold."

           "Willyouexplainthattome?"

           "Oyecan’t.Oyedon’twantt’getintertroubleloikeDavid.""Well,whyisheintrouble?"sheasked,frowning.

           "’Cause’etold."

           "Toldwhat?"

           "Youknow.’Etoldthesecret."

           "Wellthen,willyoutellmesomethingsaboutyourselfChristopher?Howoldareyou?"

           "Thirteen."

           "Andwhatdoyouliketodo?"

           "Oyeplaythedrumsalittle,butOy’mbetteronthe’armonica."

           "Andwhereareyoufrom?"

           "England."

           "Doyouhaveanybrothersorsisters?"

           "JustChristene.She’sthreeyearsold."

           Shewatchedhisfacecloselyashespokeinhiscrispcockneyaccent.Hewasopen,earnest,happy,sodifferentfromthepersonshehadspokentojustthedaybefore.