And then, the last words Raspail ever said: 'I wonder why my parents didn't kill me before I was old enough to fool them.'

The slender handle of the stiletto wiggled as Raspail's spiked heart tried to keep beating, and Dr Lecter said, 'Looks like a straw down a doodlebug hole, doesn't it?' but it was too late for Raspail to answer.

Autore: Thomas Harris