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British/Canadiannovelist
BorninLuton,Bedfordshire,England
ServedintheRoyalAirForce(1939-1947)
1947,movedtoCanada
1956,becameafull-timewriter
1965-1969,livedinCalifornia
1969,movedtotheBahamastoavoidAmericanandCanadianincometaxes,whichtwereclaiming90%ifhisincome.
B.Hisnovels:
RunawayZero-Eight(1958)-in-flightmedicalemergency;
TheFinalDiagnosis(1959)-hospitalpoliticsasseenfromthepathologydepartment;
InHighPlaces(1960)-ColdWarErapoliticsinNorthAmerica
Hotel(1965)-hotels
Airport(1968)-airportpolitics
Wheels(1971)-automobileindustry
TheMoneychangers(1975)-banks
Overload(1979)-powercrisisinCalifornia
StrongMedicine(1984)-pharmaceuticalindustry
TheEveningNews(1990)-newscasters
Detective(1997)-investigationpolitics
C.Characteristicsofhiswriting
Hewouldspendaboutoneyearresearchingasubject,followedbysixmonthsreviewinghisnotesand,finally,about18monthswritingthebook.
Eachofhisnovelshasadifferentindustrialorcommercialsettingandincludes,inadditiontodramatichumanconflict,carefullyresearchedinformationaboutthewaythatparticularenvironmentsandsystemsfunctionandhowthese
affectsocietyanditsinhabitants.
Manyofhisbookshavereached#1ontheNewYorkTimesbestsellerlistandmorethan170millioncopieshavebeensoldworldwidein40languages.
ManyhavebeenmadeintomoviesandHotelwasmadeintoalong-runningtelevisionseries.Airportbecameablockbustermoviewithstunningvisualeffects.
III.Adetailedstudyofthetext:
thechiefhouseofficer.,Ogilvie,whohaddeclaredhewould…tooktwicethattime:
Thechiefhouseofficer.Ogilvie,gavetheCroydonsamysterioustelephonecalltellingthemhewouldpaythemavisitanhourlater,butactuallyheappearedattheirsuitetwohourslater.
1)
chiefhouseofficer:
HotelsintheU.S.employdetectivestotakecareofhotelsecurity,called‘housedicks’,dignifiedappellation—houseofficer.
2)
Suite:
asetofrooms.Asuiteinahotelisusuallyexpensive.ThesuitetheCroydonsarestayinginisSt.GregoryHotel’slargestandmostelaborate,calledthePresidentialSuite,whichhashoused,accordingtothebook,asuccessionofdistinguishedguests,includingvisitingpresidentsandroyalty.
3)
Cryptictelephonecall:
Themessageoverthephonewasbriefandwithmysteriousimplications.
4)Actuallytooktwicethattime:
HewasslowincomingbecausehewantedtocreatetheimpressionthathewasabusyandimportantmanandtokeeptheCroydonsontenterhooks.
2.theDuke:
(inBritain)anobleman,whoserankisjustbelowthatofaprince.Belowthedukearethemarquis,earl,viscountandbaron.
theDuchess:
wifeorwidowofaduke,orawomanwitharankequaltothatofaduke
4.
thenervesofboththeDukeandDuchesswereexcessivelyfrayed:
ThenervesofboththeDukeandDuchesswerewornoutbythelongwait,wereover-strained.BoththeDukeandDuchesswereextremelynervous.Moreexampleswiththewordfray:
Clothesfrayedattheneck,knees,etc.
Frayedcuffs,button-holes,etc.
Tempersbecomefrayed.
5.themutedbuzzer:
mutedtorenderthenoiseofthebelllessharshandstrident
6.
shehaddispatchedhermaidonaninventederrand:
Theysentherouttogetheroutoftheway;
the‘errand’beingjustanexcuse,atripwhichwasnotnecessary.ObviouslythetalkbetweenOgilvieandtheCroydonshadtobekeptasecret.
7.
themoon-facedmadesecretary:
theuseofmalebeforesecretaryistoavoidpossibilityofthereader’sassumingotherwise,forcommonlyintheU.S.secretaryshipisthefemaleprofession.
Note:
malenurse,manservant,butwomandoctors,womanpilot.‘Moon-faced’meanshavingaroundface.Theyoungman’sappearanceisinkeepingwithhistimidcharacter(fearofpetanimals).
8.
cruellyinstructed:
‘cruel’becausetheyknewthesecretarywasterrifiedofdogs.Theycouldeasilyhavefoundsomeothererrandforhim.
9.
toexercisetheBedlingtonterriers:
towalkthedogs,totakethedogsoutandgivethemsomeexercise.TheBedlingtonterrierisabreedofblueorliver-coloured,woolly-coated,active,typicallysmalldogs,theterriersareastatussymbolshowingthattheDuchessisnoordinarydogowner.Andthefactthattheycankeepdogsinahotelsuiteprovestheyareveryimportantpeople.
10.Herowntensionwasnotlessened…:
Ogilviehadtelephonedtosaythathewouldbeatthesuiteinanhour.TheDuchessmadearrangementforthemaidandthesecretarytobeawaywhenhecalled.Buthewasanhourlate,andthemaidandthesecretarymightreturnatanymoment.TheDuchessknewthisanditmadehernervous.
11.AwaveofcigarsmokeaccompaniedOgilviein:
tosmokeacigarinthepresenceofaladywithoutaskingforpermissionisimpoliteandbeingfamiliar.Hecomesintotheroomsmokinghiscigar.Ogilvieisacoarse,vulgar,anduneducatedfellowandbecausehethinkshehastheCroydonsunderhisthumbhedoesn’tgiveadamntowhattheymaythinkorfeel.TheDuchess‘lookedpointedly’,thatis,directlyandsharplyatthecigar,tryingtointimidatehimwithhersuperiorsocialposition.
12.Wouldyoukindlyputthatout:
aperiodinsteadofaquestionmark,indicatingitissaidinafallingtone,meanttobeacommand,notapoliterequest
13.piggyeyes:
small,narroweyeslostinthemassofflesh.Ogilvieisoneofthe‘badguys’inthisnovel.Hehaspiggyeyes,agrossjowledface,anobesebody,speaksinfalsetto,isvulgar,unscrupulous,ill-mannered,tothepointofthrowinghiscigaronthecarpet.Someexampleswiththewordpig:
Don’tbeapig(Don’tbegreedy.)
Heisapig.(Heisadirty,greedyorill-manneredperson.)
I’vemadeapigofmyself.(I’veeatentoomuch.)
14.
surveyedhersardonically:
Helookedherupanddownscornfullybecausehehadevidenceoftheircrimeuphissleeveandfeltsurethatinamomenthewouldbeabletohumbleherandbringhertoherknees.Notethedifferentmeaningsofthefollowingwords:
sardonic:
beingscornful,cynical
sarcastic:
intendingtohurtthefeelings,toinflictpainbyderiding,taunting
satirical:
intendingtomakeapersonorthingappearfoolishorabsurd
ironical:
ahumorousorsarcasticformofexpressioninwhichtheintendedmeaningofwhatissaidisdirectlyoppositetotheusualsense.
15.tosweepthespacious,well-appointedroom:
Hisglancepassesswiftlyoverthebig,excellentlyfurnishedandarrangedroom.
16.whofacedthemuncertainly:
Besideshavingaweakcharacter,theDukeisoverfondofliquorandothermen’swives,andsoissubmissivetotheDuchess,herselfawomanofstrongcharacter,aknownpublicfigureandcousinofthequeen.Aftertheroadaccident,itwastheDuchesswhomastermindedthecover-upandtheDukewasn’tquitesureofwhattosaytoOgilvieorwhattodo,hewasafraidofmessingthingsup.
17.“Prettyneatset-upyoufolksgot:
Ogilvie’slanguageisungrammatical,vulgarandslangy,Neatisslangy,meaningnice,fine;
ageneraltermofapproval.Set-up,anoun,meaningarrangementoffurniture,etc.Abettereducatedpersonmightsay:
“Thisisaprettyniceroomthatyouhavegot.”
ForOgilvie’sungrammaticallanguage,seeNote4tothetext.
Herearesomemoreexamplesfromthetext:
Whethertheygotfancytitlesneither—whethertheyhadfancytitleornot
Iseenyoucomein—Isawyoucomein
Thekidandthewomanwashit—werehit
‘fshe’dhavedrove—ifshehaddriven,etc.
18.anornamentalfireplace:
afakeone,notforuse.Itistheretoaddtothedé
corofthesuite.
cf.anornamentedfireplace:
ahighlydecoratedone
19.Hemissed:
Hiscigarbuttdidnotfallinsidethefireplaceashehadintendeditto.
20.Iimagineyoudidnotcomeheretodiscussdé
cor:
Isupposeyoudidnotcomeheremerelytodiscussthearrangementofthefurnitureandotherdecorationsofthissuite.Whatshemeantwas“Speakyourmind.Don’twastetime.”Shepurposelyusedtheworddé
cor,imaginingOgilviewouldbeawed.UnlikeOgilvie,theDuchessalwaysspeakstheQueen’sEnglish,usingstrictlygrammaticalstructuresandchoosingherwordscarefully,sometimestotheextentofbeingpompous.
21.anappreciativechuckle:
mainlyselfappreciative.Whenahotelemployeegoestoaguest’sroom,usuallyhegoesthereonbusinessandnofamiliarityisallowed.ButhereOgilviewasenjoyingthefactthathecouldaffordtodowhateverheliked.Helovedbeinginapositionoftemporarysupremacy.AlsoheappreciatedthefactthattheDuchesswasnofool.Sheknewwhyhehadcome.
22.Heloweredthelevelofhisincongruousfalsettovoice:
Hehadanunnaturallyhigh-pitchedvoice.Whenhespokenow,heloweredthepitch.
incongruous:
thisfalsettovoicesoundedfunnycomingfromathicksetmanlikeOgilvie.
23.Jaguar:
abrandofveryexpensiveBritishmadesportscar.
24.“Aah”:
NowtheDukeknewwhatthemanwastherefor.ThesoundescapinghislipsshowedthattheDukewasstartledandperhapsabitrelievedthatthingshadnowcomeoutintotheopen.
25.awarningglance:
TheDukehadmadeablunderthenightbeforebymentioningthecarinfrontofthehotel’sassistantgeneralmanagerwhenhiswifewastryingh
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