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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她回答说，她的丈夫也是一位作家，至少勉强算是。据说肥胖的男人会殴打自己的妻子，当发现妻子翻弄自己的手稿时，他肯定会火冒三丈，想出手打人。他假装气得把大理石镇纸一摔，然后握紧那只无力的拳头（摆出一副头脑发热要揍人的架势）。事实上她只是在寻找一份无聊的商务信函，毫无解读他的秘密之意。