At 07:27 PM 02/09/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>However, who was Hammett's chivalrous detective? The
Op? Spade? They
>both had professional codes, but I have trouble
thinking of either one
>of them as chivalrous. For instance, the Op could be
damn near gleeful
>about setting people up to be killed.
Yes, of course. I was thinking of Marlowe and generalized the
adverb along with the noun to incorrectly modify Hammet's
dicks.
Best Kerry
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