novel touches off what will be some of the most important revelatory

引发了书中最为重要的起揭示作用
passages in the novel.

的段落
And this is when Nelson Primus, having berated Coleman and advised

这是当纳尔逊·普里默斯以一副精明
him in his clever, authoritative,

权威而傲慢的姿态斥责和建议科勒曼
arrogant way not to pursue anything against Lester Farley

不要去告雷斯特法利或
or Delphine Roux, has offended him and enraged him so

戴尔芬·洛克斯这冒犯并惹恼了
much as to become the target of Coleman's rage.

科勒曼纳尔逊成了科勒曼爆发的对象
Coleman said, "I never again want to hear that self-admiring voice of

科勒曼说"我一次都不想再听见你自恋的
yours or see your smug, fucking, lily-white face," and the

声音或看见你自命不凡傻×的纯白嘴脸"
question becomes why-- and we see Nelson ask it the next

问题来了纳尔逊也在下一页提出来
page--why "white," why does "lily-white" become the

为什么说"白色" 为什么"纯白"
insult that he hurls at Nelson?

成了他辱骂纳尔逊的用语