(The document referred to was marked Thornley Exhibit No. 3 for identification.)
Mr. Thornley. Now, this Exhibit No. 3 is a much greater fictionalized approach toward, well, as far as reference goes to Oswald, the character upon—the character which is based upon Oswald in Exhibit No. 2, Johnny Shellburn, Exhibit No. 3 is much farther from life.
Mr. Jenner. Is Johnny Shellburn assimilated to Oswald?
Mr. Thornley. Yes; much more so in Exhibit No. 2, though, than in this one.
Mr. Jenner. That is Exhibit No. 3.
Mr. Thornley. Yes; since I wrote Exhibit No. 2, I have learned to write fiction rather than a thinly disguised biography.
Mr. Jenner. In other words, Exhibit No. 2 was primarily a biography?
Mr. Thornley. Not in the strict sense that it portrayed a man's life in detail, but in the sense that any reference, most of the references, as is explained in this preface toward the end of the book——
Mr. Jenner. When you say this preface, you mean the preface to Exhibit No. 2?
Mr. Thornley. That is, Johnny Shellburn toward the end of the book, well, from before the middle of the book on, extends more and more to reflect Oswald's character, and I definitely was thinking about Lee Harvey Oswald when I wrote this book, Exhibit No. 2, whereas——