Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           Atothertimes,usuallywhenwe’realone,it’sdefinitelyaloud.Iimagineifsomeonewaswatchingus,heorshewouldthinkwewerequitemad."

           Garysatback,pulledouthishandkerchiefandwipedtheperspirationfromhisbrow."Who’sgoingtobelievethis?"Arthursmiledcondescendingly."AsIwassaying,Ragen,liketherestofus,neverlies.Allourlivespeoplenaveaccusedusofbeingliars.Ithasbecomeapointofhonoramongusnevertotellafalsehood.Sowedon’treallycarewhobelieves.""Butyoudon’talwaysvolunteerthetruth,"Judysaid.

           "Andthat’slyingbyomission,"Garyadded.

           "Oh,comenow,"Arthursaid,makingnoefforttohidehisdisdain."Asanattorney,youknowverywellawitnessisundernocompulsiontovolunteerinformationhehasn’tbeenaskedfor.Youwouldbethefirsttotellaclienttosticktoayesornoanswerandnotelaborateunlessitwasinhisinterest.Ifyoucomeoutandaskoneofusadirectquestion,you’llgetatruthfulanswerorsilence.Ofcourse,therewillbetimeswhenthetruthmaybetakenseveralways.TheEnglishlanguageisbynatureambiguous."

           Garynoddedthoughtfully."I’llkeepthatinmind.ButIthinkwe’vegottenoffthetrack.Aboutthoseguns...""Ragenknows,muchmorethananyone,whathappenedthemorningsofthethreecrimes.Whydon’tyoutalktohim?""Notrightnow,"Garysaid."Notyet."

           "Isenseyou’reafraidtomeethim.