The flash pinned me against the wall like a squashed fly. Then a light switch clicked and a table lamp glowed. The flash went out. Jim Patton was sitting in an old brown Morris chair beside the table.

闪光灯把我钉在墙上，就像一只被压扁的苍蝇。然后电灯开关咔哒一声响起，一盏台灯亮了起来。闪光灯熄灭了。吉姆巴顿坐在桌子旁边一张旧的棕色莫里斯椅子上。