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1、ALSOBYDANIELSILVATheKillArtistTheMarchingSeasonTheMarkoftheAssassinTheUnlikelySpyToPhyllisGrann,finally,andasalways,formywife,Jamie,andmychildren,LilyandNicholas.gnome1(nōm)n.Folkloreanyofaraceofsmall,misshapen,dwarflikebeings,supposedtodwellintheear
2、thandguarditstreasuresWEBSTER’SNEWWORLDDICTIONARY“SuppressingthepastisatraditioninSwitzerland.”JEANZIEGLERTHESWISS,THEGOLD,ANDTHEDEADPrologueSWITZERLAND1975MARGUERITEROLFEwasdigginginhergardenbecauseofthesecretsshe’dfoundhiddeninherhusband’sstudy.Itw
3、aslatetobeworkinginthegarden,wellpastmidnightbynow.Thespringthawhadlefttheearthsoftandmoist,andherspadesplitthesoilwithlittleeffort,allowinghertoprogresswithminimalnoise.Forthisshewasgrateful.Herhusbandanddaughterwereasleepinthevilla,andshedidn’twant
4、towakethem.Whycouldn’tithavebeensomethingsimple,likelovelettersfromanotherwoman?Therewouldhavebeenagoodrow,Margueritewouldhaveconfessedherownaffair.Loverswouldhavebeenrelinquished,andsoontheirhomewouldreturntonormal.Butshehadn’tfoundloveletters—she’d
5、foundsomethingmuchworse.Foramomentsheblamedherself.Ifshehadn’tbeensearchinghisstudy,sheneverwouldhavefoundthephotographs.Shecouldhavespenttherestofherlifeinblissfuloblivion,believingherhusbandwasthemanheappearedtobe.Butnowsheknew.Herhusbandwasamonste
6、r,hislifealie—acompleteandmeticulouslymaintainedlie.Thereforeshetoowasalie.MargueriteRolfeconcentratedonherwork,makingslowandsteadyprogress.Afteranhouritwasdone.Agoodhole,shedecided:aboutsixfeetinlengthandtwofeetacross.Sixinchesbelowthesurfaceshehade
7、ncounteredadenselayerofclay.Asaresultitwasabitshallowerthanshewouldhavepreferred.Itdidn’tmatter.Sheknewitwasn’tpermanent.Shepickedupthegun.Itwasherhusband’sfavoriteweapon,abeautifulshotgun,handcraftedforhimbyamastergunsmithinMilan.Hewouldneverbeablet
8、ouseitagain.Thispleasedher.ShethoughtofAnna.Pleasedon’twakeup,Anna.Sleep,mylove.Thenshesteppedintotheditch,laydownonherback,placedtheendofthebarrelinhermouth,pulledthetrigger.THEgirlwasawakenedbymusic.Shedidnotrecognizethepieceandwonderedhowithadfoun
