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CHARACTERSOFBLACKMAILCONTENTI.IntroductionoftheAUTHERII.IntroductionofHOTELIII.PersonalityofOGILVIEIV.PersonalityofDUCHESSV.PersonalityofDUKEVI.COMPARISONofCharactersVII.END•borninApril5th1920•diedinNovember24th2004•aBritish/Canadiannovelist•awell-knownbestsellerwriterARTHURHAILEYFOURtimesreachNO.1onbest-sellerslistsAirport(1968)Wheels(1971)TheMoneychangers(1975)Overload(1975)HOTEL1965BriefITRODUCTIONaboutnovelTheluxuriousbutdebt-plagueSt.GregoryHotelfacedabattleforsurvival.Whileitsstaffs,guests,prospectbuyersalsoexperienceromance,powerplays,blackmailandbetrayalwithinfourdays.MainCHARACTERS•WarrenTrent---owner•MCDermott–assistantgeneralmanagerofthehotel•TheDuchessofCroydon–wifeofDuke•TheDukeofCroydon–newlyappointedBritishambassadortotheUnitedStates•Ogilvie-----chiefhousedetectivePLOTthehotelfinancialproblemcannotaffordtheunpayablemortgagenecessityforsellingitwhichisdueonFridaytwooptionsTwoprospectbuyersCurtisO’KeefeJourneyman’sunionMysteriousperson?O'Keefevs.UnionObviously,WarrantpreferredthelatteroneO'Keefe•paythetwomillion•onemilliondollarandlivingaccommodationtoWarrenTrentJourneyman’sUnion•maintainthehotel'sindependence•haveasayinitsaffairsPKTRANSITION•withthedenialofentryofaNegromantothehotel,theJourneyman'sUnionbrokethedeal.•Meanwhile,theirguestsgottheirowntroubles,includingtheDukeofCroydon,whowasblackmailedbyadetectiveaftergettinginvolvedinahit-and-runaccident.BEFORETheDukeisaninternationalstatesmanandnewlyappointedBritishambassadortoWashington.Atthatnight,theDukehitsawomanandherdaughterandboththewomanandherdaughterdied.However,theyjustdroveaway.Thehit-and-runsoonbecametopsensationalnews.Thechiefdetectivenoticedthebatteredcar.Insteadofreportingtothepolicestation,hehadavisittotheDukeandDuchess.BlackmailTHEDEVELOPMENT•partone(1-21):beforetheevidenceisshown•parttwo(22-47):aftertheevidenceisshown•partthree(48-74):proposingadeal•partfour(75-109):MakeadealOGILVIEPartoneAppearancepersonality•AwaveofcigarunscrupulousAccompanied..(肆无忌惮的)and•Piggyeyessurveyedgreedysardonically(look:grossjowledface)•Hemissed,andtherude,buttfelluponthevulgarCarpetwhereheignoredit.and•Hisincongruousfalsettocoarsevoice.•“whoelseisinthisplace?”•Movingwithsurprisingspeed,walkedaroundThesuite…apparentlysatisfied..cagey（有戒心的）andexperiencedPartTWOAppearance•Igotfriendsallover,Iobligethem…•Cluckedhistonguereprovingly…•“Lady,IcanproveallIneedto.”personalitysophisticated（久经世故的）andcunningconfident•Thefatmanrubbedhishandstogether,lookdownathisthick,fleshyfingers.•“allIcomeforwastohelpyou…butIgottolivetoo.”hypocritical(虚伪的)andgreedyPartTHREEHypocriticalanddeceptivePartFOUR•Theabruptnesstookhimbysurprise.•thehousedetective’sbulbouscountenanceReddened.uncertain•Atlengthogilviespoke.“thiscigarbotherin’you,Duchess?”Asshenodded,Heputitout.Submissive(顺从的)andobedientDuchessAppearance:palecheekwithtwohighpoints,graygreeneyeCharacter:strong,imperious(专横的)，decisive,arrogant(傲慢的),vigilant(警惕的),veryquickinresponse.Part1TheDuchesswenttothedoorherself.Herowntensionwasnotlessenedbytheknowledgethatbothmightreturnatanymoment.(para.2)Shehaddispatchedhermaidandthemalesecretary.Shewasnervousthattheycancomebackanymoment.CleverVigilantDUCHESSTheDuchesslookedpointedlyatthehalf-burnedcigarinthefatman’smouth.”myhusbandandIfindstrongsmokeoffensive.Wouldyoukindlyputthatout.”(para.3)Shewasatadisadvantage.Soshetrytochangethesituation.Butthisquestionsentencehasnoquestionmark.ArrogantCleverTheDuchessofCroydon–threecenturiesandahalfofinbredarrogancebehindher–didnotyieldeasily…Hertonewouldhavewitheredanyonewhoknewherwell.“Youunspeakableblackguard(恶棍)!Howdareyou!”(para.19)Fromthisparagraph,wecanseethatshewassoangry.Buteveninthissituation,herwordsarenotcoarse(粗鄙的).WelleducatedArrogantPartTWOWearily,inagestureofsurrender,theDuchessofCroydonsankbackintoherchair.Claspingherhandstoconcealtheirtrembling,sheasked.Whatisityouknow?“(para.22)Oh,myGod!Ahandtoherface,theDuchessturnedaway.(para.47)AWEAKside.PartTHREEIunderstand,theDuchessofCroydonsaid.Youwantmoney,don'tyou?Youcameheretoblackmailus.“(para.55)You'dacceptmoneytokeepsilentaboutwhatyouknow?“(para.57)Butfromwhatyousay,theDuchesspointedout,herpoiseforthemomentrecovered,itwoulddonogood.Thecarwouldbediscoveredinanycase.“(para.59)Whenshecalmsdown,sheisstilladecisiveandsmartwoman.ShetriedtogetmoreinformationfromOgilvie.SMARTPartFOURShedeclareddecisively,Wewillnotpayyoutenthousanddollars.Butwewillpayyoutwenty-fivethousanddollars.Thehousedetective'seyesbulged.Inreturnforthat,shecontinuedevenly,Youwilldriveourcarnorth.”(para.100-103)DecisiveImperiousDUKE“Aah!”mimeticwordfeelupsetinsideit'snogo,oldgirl.I'mafraid.Itwasagoodtry.whatyouaccuseusofistrue.Iamtoblame.Iwasdrivingthecarandkilledthelittlegirl.IamtheonetoblameapassivespectatorTheDukesaidcoldly,Isee.TheDukecautioned,betterlethimfinish,oldgirl.Isupposethatdoesn'tmatternow.hadnoideahowtodealwithitTIP•Europeanaristocratichierarchy(欧洲贵族等级制度)•Duke（公爵）•Marquis（侯爵）•Earl（伯爵）•Viscount（子爵）Baron（男爵）TheDuchessOgilvie1.Beforetheevidenceisshown:sharp,firm,arrogantoffensivechallenging,controlling