越幾斯对《A Stab in the Dark》的笔记(3)

"'Were they happy?' The questions's inevitable, but who can ever answer it? They seemed happy. Most couples do, and most couples ultimately break up, and when they do their friends are invariably surprised because they seemed so bloody happy." 

2019-02-27 06:09:33 回应

"...So much detection is intuitive. You gather details and soak up impressions, and then the answer pops into your mind out of nowhere. It's not like Sherlock Holmes, at least it never was for me."

"You make it sound almost as though there's a psychic element to the process."

"Well, I can't read palms or see the future. But maybe there is."
布洛克为自己的犯罪小说缺乏推理过程开脱。

2019-03-01 05:18:07 回应

“No, ” I said.

"What?"

"I said no. You were right the first time and I shouldn't be doing a number on you. I'm like my client, that's all. I've just got to adjust to a new reality. I think you're doing the right thing."

"Do you really?"

"Yes. And if I'm somebody you ought to stay away from, I think that's what you'd better do for the time being. And if we're supposed to get togheter later on, well, it'll happen."

A pause. Then, "Thank you, Matthew."

For what? ...

2019-03-01 05:21:16 回应