「こんな日にパサデナまで出向くなんて普通はしない 夏の風は嫌いだ モハヴェ砂漠の砂を運んでくるからだ ただ電話の女性の声に惹かれた 逢うとがっかりするのは承知の上だった しかし余計な心配だった I was sore at myself for coming all the way out to Pasadena on a day like that just to see about a case. And how I hate summer winds - they come in suddenly off the Mojave Desert and you can taste sand for a week. I knew it was the voice of the girl on the phone that had got me and I was reminding myself how often your ears play a dirty trick on your eyes - but this time there was no let down...」
「私も聞きたいことが もし依頼を受けたら君とも会えるかな?If I take the case, will you be around?」「私に聞く必要はないでしょう?強引な人のようだから That depends on you, Mr. Marlowe. You look like a man with initiative.」