I read about this “self-tag” over at Grammar Piano. Here’s what Lee wrote:
“So I’m tagging myself, and after this you tag yourself.
These are the meme rules:
- Look up page 123 in the nearest book.
- Look for the fifth sentence.
- Post the three sentences that follow that fifth sentence on page 123.”
Well…I’m in the Common Room, so none of these books are mine. Here we go: _All the President’s Men_, by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward.
“Segretti was back that afternoon and answered the door. Meyers introduced himself as a reporter for the _Post_. The _Post_ had information about a certain work Segretti had done in behalf of Teddy Kennedy, or possibly Hubert Humphrey, he said. Could they talk? Segretti remained silent in the doorway.”
Nice; nice and tight. I’ve never read it (yet), but it feels like American noir. The doorway, the introduction via omniscient narrator, the questions (“…a certain work…,” “…or possibly…”), the hanging silence, and the easy political name dropping. Neat. Now: tag yourself.
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