Kerry wrote: Hey, I'm just going by what Spade said and did.
He had this list of reasons why he wouldn't spare Brigid from
the law, and most of them had to do with his personal
survival, despite a strong desire,
(something about wanting to with all his being or some such
romantic blather) to do so. Sounds like love to me, but maybe
Sam was just horny that day.
*********
You're apparently more romantic than I am, Kerry. I think
that entire speech to Bridget is said, as Bogart says it,
sarcatically. "I hope they don't hang you by that sweet
little neck, precious." etc. He's not serious. He's toying
with her as she's toyed with many before him... including
Myles Archer. Spade is not, nor could he ever be in love with
Bridget, or any of the women in this novel, with the possible
exception of Effie!
Patrick King
--- "Kerry J. Schooley" <
gsp.schoo@murderoutthere.com> wrote:
> At 12:15 PM 28/11/2006 -0800, you wrote:
> >Spade comes away from this case with a
new
> >understanding of insanity. I don't think he is
so
> >cynical he can never find happiness,
himself,
> however.
>
> Hey, I'm just going by what Spade said and did.
He
> had this list of reasons
> why he wouldn't spare Brigid from the law, and
most
> of them had to do with
> his personal survival, despite a strong
desire,
> (something about wanting to
> with all his being or some such romantic blather)
to
> do so. Sounds like
> love to me, but maybe Sam was just horny that
day.
>
> Okay, horniness or love, they're both forms
of
> insanity though fortunately
> they do manage to perpetuate our species,
rendering
> discussions of human
> sanity possible.
>
> Sam's list did sound pretty cynical, but he
also
> suggested Brigid look him
> up if she cheated the gallows and only got
life.
> Maybe they do hook up in
> the end and maybe now there are dozens of little
Sam
> and Brigid descendents
> chasing after the stuff dreams are made of
happily
> ever after. Too bad
> Hammett drank himself to death and never
finished
> the book.
>
> Best,
> Kerry
>
>
>
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