His lips parted, but long years of experience with Ramses, and to some extent, Emerson, had taught me how to turn a conversation into a monologue.

  • -- Elizabeth Peters 伊丽莎白·彼得斯

他张着嘴,但与拉美西斯多年的交往,以及与爱默生在某种程度上的交往,教会了我如何把对话变成独白。