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<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">汉尼拔<font face="times new roman">·</font><font face="宋体">莱克特博士躺在他的帆布床上。www.xiashucom.com格雷厄姆离开以后他把监禁室的灯光调暗了。几个小时过去了。</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>
<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">他的脑海里先有了图案。他的双手枕在头底下，脑海里出现了枕套的皱褶，接着是他脸颊上光滑的皮肤。</span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>
<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">然后脑海里有了气味，让他的思绪和它们周旋。有些味道是真实的，有些是臆想出来的。他们在下水道里放了次氯酸钠<font face="times new roman">——</font><font face="宋体">精子；他们在大厅供应辣椒饭，辣得让人大汗淋漓</font><font face="times new roman">——</font><font face="宋体">被汗渍弄得僵硬了的卡其布；格雷厄姆不肯告诉他家里的电话号码；苍耳和茶叶被切以后苦涩的绿绿的味道。</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>
<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">莱克特坐起来。他有些时候本来是可以温文尔雅的。他的思想有一种电子钟的暖暖的黄铜味。</span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>
<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">莱克特连眨了几下眼睛，他眉头一皱，计上心来。他打开灯给奇尔顿写了张便条，要求打电话给他的律师。</span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>
<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">依照法律，莱克特有权在与律师通话期间保留隐私权而不受监听，而且他从来没有滥用过这个权利。奇尔顿永远不会允许他走出关押室去打电话，所以两个勤务兵把电话拿来了。</span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>
<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">勤务兵们在他们的桌子上把卷成一团的电话线解开。他们当中的一个拿着钥匙，另一个举着一个梅斯催泪毒气罐。</span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>
<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">到牢房后面去，莱克特博士，面冲墙。如果你在听到锁打开之前转过身来或者靠近栅栏，我就朝你的脸上喷毒气。明白吗？</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>
<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">我很清楚。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font><font face="宋体">莱克特说。</font><font face="times new roman">“</font><font face="宋体">真的谢谢你们把电话拿过来。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font><font face="宋体">他必须在尼龙帷帐后面拨电话。他通过芝加哥信息台找到了芝加哥大学心理学系亚兰</font><font face="times new roman">·</font><font face="宋体">布隆博士的办公室号码。他拨通了心理学系的总机。</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>
<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">我想找亚兰</font><font face="times new roman">·</font><font face="宋体">布隆博士。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>
<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">我不清楚他今天在不在，不过我帮你转过去。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>
<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">请等一等，我本来知道他的秘书的名字，可是很不好意思，我忘记了。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>
<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">琳达</font><font face="times new roman">·</font><font face="宋体">金。请稍候。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>
<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">谢谢。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>
<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">电话铃响了八遍才有人接。</span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>
<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">琳达</font><font face="times new roman">·</font><font face="宋体">金办公室。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>
<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">你好，是琳达吗？</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>
<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">琳达周六不在。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>