Mr. De Mohrenschildt. And maybe George Bouhe, unfortunately annoyed him unintentionally with that.
Mr. Jenner. Well, that might be possible. George Bouhe—my impression of him is that he is a direct man.
Mr. De Mohrenschildt. George Bouhe's intention was to take Marina away from Oswald very soon—not for himself, but to liberate her from Oswald. That is a fact.
Mr. Jenner. You had discussions with George Bouhe?
Mr. De Mohrenschildt. Yes; he said, "We have to take this girl away from him," and this is one of the things that prompted us to take Marina and the child away from Oswald. We discussed all that with George Bouhe—to make her a little bit happier—maybe she will make another life for herself, and especially for the baby. I had lost my child, you know, just a year and a half before, or 2 years before. I am fond of babies. I wanted this baby to be happy and have some sort of a future.
Mr. Jenner. Did you discuss with Oswald this subject of Marina acquiring a greater facility in the command of the English language?
Mr. De Mohrenschildt. Yes.
Mr. Jenner. And what was——
Mr. De Mohrenschildt. He said, "I don't want her to study English because I want to speak Russian to her, I will forget my Russian if I do not practice it every day." These are the words which I remember distinctly. And how many times I told him, "You have to let your wife learn English. This is a very egotistical attitude on your part."
Mr. Jenner. Very selfish.