"Bowes-ShadowAndGunman" - читать интересную книгу автора (Bowes Richard)

Aunt Tay did not step aside. Instead she looked at me and said, clear and
steady:

BY FELL NIGHT

My mouth wouldn't work. She repeated:

BY FELL NIGHT

Again I couldn't speak. "An interesting folk rite," said Dr. X. "Perhaps

I can return someday and record it." He made to move past her. Tay said:

BY FELL NIGHT

And what sounded like my mother's voice back when I was a little kid answered:

WITH STICK AND BONE

Tay said:

BY BLACK LIGHT

And I turned to see my grandmother answer, her voice young:

DOWN NARROW ROADS

When Tay said:

BY CAT'S SIGHT

My grandmother responded:

THROUGH TIMES HARD AS ROCK

Dr. X said, "This young man has prostituted himself. He stole pills and
prescription pads. He needs treatment."

BY OWL'S FLIGHT

Said Tay. My own voice way at the back of my throat was more a moan than
anything as I answered along with my grandmother:

PAST FEAR THAT FREEZES BLOOD

"Ladies," said Dr. X. "Kevin, here, is a most rare and fascinating case.
Doppelganger syndrome. In other words, he has a double." Giving no sign that she
had heard, Tay chanted: