Ch. One

Her husband, she answered, was a writer, too—at least, after a fashion. Fat men beat their wives, it is said, and he certainly looked fierce, when he caught her riffling through his papers. He pretended to slam down a marble paper-weight and crush this weak little hand (displaying the little hand in febrile motion) Actually she was searching for a silly business letter—and not in the least trying to decipher his mysterious

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她回答說，她的丈夫也是一位作家，至少勉強算是。據說肥胖的男人會毆打自己的妻子，當發現妻子翻弄自己的手稿時，他肯定會火冒三丈，想出手打人。他假裝氣得把大理石鎮紙一摔，然后握緊那只無力的拳頭（擺出一副頭腦發熱要揍人的架勢）。事實上她只是在尋找一份無聊的商務信函，毫無解讀他的秘密之意。