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I could hardly refuse, John writes.
He was just the most adorable kid you could imagine.
Yet over time, that changed.
He was genuinely mentally ill, a disturbing person to be around.
No, I insisted, it wouldnt be as strange as he might expect, John writes.
In that respect at least, I was absolutely right.
The meal wasnt as strange as I might have expected.
It was stranger than I could have imagined.
The poor guy looked awful, really frail and ill. His nose was covered with a sticking plaster which kept what was left of it attached to his face.
I somehow got the impression he hadnt eaten a meal around other people for a very long time.
Certainly, he wouldnt eat anything we served up.
He brought his own chef with him, but didnt eat anything he made, either.
After a while, he finally got up from the table without a word and disappeared.
For whatever reason, he couldnt seem to cope with adult company at all.
He hasnt directly addressed the allegations against Jackson.
