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See that the back door and the front door are locked while I slip into my hunchback disguise.
— Inspector Clouseau · The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker pairs an instruction to secure both doors with an announcement about changing into a particular disguise. The combination gives an ordinary practical order an eccentric purpose. One reading finds humour in the matter-of-fact way the unusual costume is placed alongside routine precautions about the doors.
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