True as true can be, Faldage. On and off I see this tree or that.

From Raymond Chandler's 'Pickup on Noon Street':

"He put his gun downn, started to reach for the money. His fist doubled, swept upward casually. His elbow went up with the punch, the fist turned, landed almost delicately on the angle of Waltz's jaw."

To me Chandler still is the coolest Detective story writer of all I know.

Last edited by BranShea; 11/29/06 11:20 AM.