He bent to pick it up. Just as he was about to throw it into the wastepaper basket, he noticed that the letter was signed by his business partner, Thomas Antrim.

VOA: special.2010.05.29

Maybe that's miniscule, but maybe it's going to be fun for you, especially if you have a sort of theatrical bent, or if you like getting up in front of people, or if you're just really, really passionate about a novel that you want everyone to read.

这可能不值一提，但可能对你们来说很有意思，尤其如果你喜欢戏剧，或者喜欢在人们面前表现，或者你只是对这部小说很有热情,希望大家都来读。

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