IVing IV 'indict a bean burrito', p. 277

[alice wellintown]

We can't be sure that Penny is in a pinch. Larry is reading her
wrinkles and earings here but she doesn't say enough to support the
claim that she is being squeezed. In fact, since Larry doesn't let her
finish her statements, and because he assumes the, "I'll protect you
position" here, I read it as Larry's misreading her yet again. Larry
doesn't seem to understand that,  As modern Hamlet sez, "Ambition, thy
name is woman."

On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 8:35 AM, Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com> wrote:
> p. 277 a classic PI novel scene wherein the PI and
> an insider dialogue it out over information. I say decently done
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> as Doc tries to find out why the Feds were in Vegas and, showing
> his cynical smartness, asks Penny what she is getting out of it
> and already knows They have something on her, she wasn't wanting
> something from them. So, her betrayal was not just malignancy but
> some kind of self-protection.
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> p 277 Penny: a 'world of heartache' does seem to echo 'world of
> pain' from Lebowski, yes? Or just a general way of expression?
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