Yes I absolutely love that part, both when Archie (drugged and out of his senses) shows how emotional he is/how he feels about both that case and about the idea of Wolfe being hurt/dead. It was beautiful. Especially the great in character moment when he holds the phone to his chest and gets his mind/feelings under control. This is actually my favorite book! And I love how Wolfe chooses to tell Archie this long description of what happened, and implying that Archie would never let someone take that case from him unless he was incapacitated or dead.
And I love how quietly and neatly Wolfe gets in his own question of 'so did you like that case I gave you?' and how Archie just grunts--and then realizes he should say something, and does. To me it smacks of realism and authentic emotional responses, so I love it xD! And I also liked how Archie adds 'you've still got it' [the case] as a kind of, 'I want it back because it's mine and I like it'. I thought his response to Wolfe was great esp. considering he 'thinks he ought to say something, but can't really think of anything "profound" or "meaningful".'
It's also nice to see how exactly Wolfe describes past danger--he points out that he was worried for Archie, but for someone who complains and hates being disturbed or annoyed his story is pretty calm/nothing to worry about. It's also a way he gets to boast about breaking his routine for Archie--at knifepoint in a taxi--and about his own stiff upper lip and bravery when faced with 'do this or Archie will die'. It's an interesting scenario to me, the whole thing; the fact that Wolfe then discusses it is like an embarrassment of riches.
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Date: 2010-05-16 11:28 pm (UTC)And I love how quietly and neatly Wolfe gets in his own question of 'so did you like that case I gave you?' and how Archie just grunts--and then realizes he should say something, and does. To me it smacks of realism and authentic emotional responses, so I love it xD! And I also liked how Archie adds 'you've still got it' [the case] as a kind of, 'I want it back because it's mine and I like it'. I thought his response to Wolfe was great esp. considering he 'thinks he ought to say something, but can't really think of anything "profound" or "meaningful".'
It's also nice to see how exactly Wolfe describes past danger--he points out that he was worried for Archie, but for someone who complains and hates being disturbed or annoyed his story is pretty calm/nothing to worry about. It's also a way he gets to boast about breaking his routine for Archie--at knifepoint in a taxi--and about his own stiff upper lip and bravery when faced with 'do this or Archie will die'. It's an interesting scenario to me, the whole thing; the fact that Wolfe then discusses it is like an embarrassment of riches.
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