Characters · 1946
Are you attempting to tell me my duties sir?
— Norris ‧ The Big Sleep
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
Norris bristles at being lectured about his own job. The question is stiff and offended, guarding his role from outside advice. It's formal indignation in a single sentence, standing on professional dignity as he sees it.
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