"Ludlum, Robert - Bourne 01 - The Bourne Identity" - читать интересную книгу автора (Ludlum Robert)

'Friend?'

'You speak English. I thought you would. American or Canadian is what I suspected. Your dental work didn't come from the U.K. or Paris. How do you feel?'

'I'm not sure.'

'It will take a while. Do you need to relieve your bowels?' 'What?'

Take a crapper, old man. That's what the pan's for beside you The white one on your left. When we make it in time, of course.'

I'm sorry.'

'Don't be. Perfectly normal function. I'm a doctor, your doctor. My name is Geoffrey Washburn. What's yours?'

'What?'

'I asked you what your name was.'

The stranger moved his head and stared at the white wall streaked with shafts of morning light. Then he turned back, his blue eyes levelled at the doctor. 'I don't know.'

'Oh, my God.'

'I've told you over and over again. It will take time. The more you fight it. the more you crucify yourself, the worse it will be.' 'You're drunk.'

'Generally. It's not pertinent. But I can give you clues, if you'll listen.'

'I've listened.'

'No you don't; you turn away. You lie in your cocoon and pull the cover over your mind. Hear me again.'

'I'm listening.'

'In your coma - your prolonged coma - you spoke in three different languages. English, French and some goddamned twangy thing I presume is Oriental. That means you're multi-, lingual; you're at home in various parts of the world. Think geographically. What's most comfortable for you?'

'Obviously English.!

'We've agreed to that. So what's most uncomfortable?'

'I don't know.'

'Your eyes are round, not sloped. I'd say obviously not Oriental.'

'Obviously.'

'Then why do you speak it? Now, think in terms of association. I've written down words; listen to them. I'll say them phonetically. Ma - kwa. Tarn - Kwan. Kee - sah. Say the first thing that comes to mind.'

'Nothing.'

'Good show.'