It was in a saloon in Savannah, on a hot night in spring, when the chance conversation of a stranger sitting near-by made Gerald prick up his ears.

• 那是一个春天炎热的晚上，在萨凡纳的一个酒吧里，坐在旁边的一个陌生人的谈话使杰拉尔德竖起了耳朵。