Таинственная история Билли Миллигана
Chapter 20
ThisappearedtobepartofasecondnotetoRau,whichhadneverbeencompleted.
Theinstructionsconcernedpaymentofoutstandingdebtsandloans,thesmallestofwhichwastwenty-sevendollarsandthelargestonehundredeightydollars.Anoteto"Louise"endedwith"onelastjoke.LittleBoy:Mamawhatsawerewolf?Mother:Shutupandcombyourface."
Thenoteto"MissDorothyVincent"beganwithinstructionsforpaymentofdebtstobemadefromhisinsurance,andended:"Myfinalrequestistobecremated—Icouldn’tstandyourdancingovermygrave."
ThephotocopyofthelettertoMr.HerbRauoftheMiamiNewswasunreadableinspots,indicatedherebyasterisks:
Mr.HerbRauMiamiNews
DearSir:
Writingthisisnotaneasytask.Itmightseemthecowardlywayout,butasmyentireworldhascollapsedaboutmethereisnothingleft.Theonlyhopefortemporarysecurityformy3children,James,WilliamandKathyJocanbederivedfromwhatlittleinsuranceIhave.Ifitispossible,canyouseethattheirmother,DorothyVincent,doesnotgetherhandsonit!Sheismixedupwithacrowdthathangsaroundwheresheworks,PlacePigalleonMiamiBeach,thatwillgladlyshareitwithher!Procurers,Shylocks,etc.Thesearethepeopleshehasbrokenupthehomefor,andbelievemeIdidallinmypowertoholdittogether.
