第48部分(第3/7 頁)

rman。

The　oxygen　made　him　lightheaded。　Or　was　it　already　＇＇325＇＇　running　out？　He　saw　a　parade　of　his　old　teachers　before　him。　Was　this　like　seeing　your　life　running　before　you；　before　you　died？　All　his　teachers：　Mrs。　Jefferson；　who　told　him　to　be　a　lawyer　instead。　Old　Joe　Lamper；　who　laughed　and　said；　〃Everything　is　sex。　Trust　me。　It　always　es　down　to　sex。〃　Dr。　Stein；　who　used　to　say；　〃There　is　no　such　thing　as　a　resistant　patient。　Show　me　a　resistant　patient　and　I'll　show　you　a　resistant　therapist。　If　you're　not　making　headway　with　a　patient；　then　do　something　else；　do　anything　else。　But　do　something。〃

Do　something。

Stein　advocated　crazy　stuff。　If　you　weren't　getting　through　to　a　patient；　get　crazy。　Dress　up　in　a　clown　suit；　kick　the　patient；　squirt　him　with　a　water　pistol；　do　any　damned　thing　that　came　into　your　head；　but　do　something。

〃Look；〃　he　used　to　say。　〃What　you're　doing　now　isn't　working。　So　you　might　as　well　do　something　else；　no　matter　how　crazy　it　seems。〃

That　was　fine　back　then；　Norman　thought。　He'd　like　to　see　Stein　assess　this　problem。　What　would　Dr。　Stein　tell　him　to　do？

Open　the　door。　I　can't；　she's　locked　it。

Talk　to　her。　I　can't；　she　won't　listen。

Turn　on　your　air。　I　can't；　she　has　control　of　the　system。

Get　control　of　the　system。　I　can't；　she　is　in　control。

Find　help　inside　the　room。　I　can't；　there　is　nothing　left　to　help　me。

Then　leave。　I　can't；　I…

He　paused。　That　wasn't　true。　He　could　leave　by　smashing　a　porthole；　or；　for　that　matter；　by　opening　the　hatch　in　the　ceiling。　But　there　was　no　place　to　go。　He　didn't　have　a　suit。　The　water　was　freezing。　He　had　been　exposed　to　that　freezing　water　for　only　a　few　seconds　and　he　had　nearly　died。　If　he　were　to　leave　the　room　f