And he also created a magical atmosphere of trust between us by confessing his secret, which was that, as a very young boy starting at age four, he had been savagely and repeatedly physically abused by his stepfather, and the abuse had gotten so bad that he had had to drop out of school in eighth grade, even though he was very smart, and he'd spent almost 20 years rebuilding his life.
Тэр нууцаа надтай илэн далангүй хуваалцаж, бидний хооронд ид шидийн мэт  орчин үүсгэлээ. Дөрвөн настайгаасаа эхлэн хойд аавдаа зодуулж, эцэст нь хүчирхийллийг тэвчилгүй, 8 дугаар ангиасаа сургуулиа хаяж, хэдий хичээлдээ сайн байсан ч 20 гаруй жилийн турш хөлөө олох гэж хэрхэн зүтгэснээ надад ярьсан юм.