That's right. Louisiana Slim he's sometimes called. Yes, Sir. I sure have met Big Slim. And he used to work in the east Texas oil fields?"

对，人们有时叫他路易斯安那的细杆，是的先生我肯定,遇见过，他过去是不是经常在得克萨斯州东部的油田工作？“

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

And he's talking with Mississippi Gene. This is at the bottom of 26: There is something so indubitably reminiscent of Big Slim Hazard in Mississippi Gene's demeanor that I said, "Do you happen to have met a fellow called Big Slim Hazard somewhere?"

他在和密西西比的吉恩讲话，在26页下面：,现在，密西西比的吉恩的行为举止有些地方真切地,让我想起关于细杆的哈查德的往事，我问：“你是否在那里碰巧遇到过一个叫细杆哈查德的人“

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选