GR translation: suspect is known as a notorious ctenophile

[Mike Jing]

Just as I suspected. Thanks, David.


On Tue, Jul 19, 2022 at 7:43 PM David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

> It’s a mock-report “voice.”  The suspect is Roger.
>
> On Tue, Jul 19, 2022 at 1:49 PM Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I was asking because the published translation specified the "suspect" was
>> female, implying it being Jessica, while I thought the "ctenophile" refers
>> to Roger himself, and the term "suspect" is from the point of view of the
>> military police. Am I making any sense?
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 11, 2022 at 1:28 PM Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > V123.16-18, P125.28-30   “Uh, Jessie, please get dressed, um, would you
>> > love?” Making a show of looking for his comb which is, as usual, lost,
>> > suspect is known as a notorious ctenophile . . .
>> >
>> > Does the "suspect" refer to Roger himself, or is it somebody else?
>> >
>> >
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