小園の記�� 342号室に獲物を眠らせたハンバートは次のように語る。
"she was mine,the key was my in my fist, my fist is was in my pocket, she was mine. In the course of the evocations and schemes to which I had dedicated so many insomnias,I had gradually eliminated all the superhlous blur, and by stacking level upon level of translucent vision, had evolved a final picture. Naked, except for one sock and her charm bracelet, apread-eagled on the bed where my philtre had felled her-so I fore-glimpsed her; a velvet hair ribbon was still clutched in her hand; her honey-brown body, with the white negative image of a rudimentary awimsuit patterned against her tan, presented to me its pale breastbuds; in the rosy lamplight, a little pubic floss glistened on its plump hillock. "
作者付記 いやはや、今日の上記の英語の入力は間違いだらけです。他日、訂正を期すということで。
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