第9回　登場人物の五感をリアルに表現する【前半】

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〇課題文
　Now it was the start of a new day, and my legs were getting cold. I watched the light blue numerals of the dashboard clock flip, and with each change of the number, it seemed like the air in the cruiser was getting thicker and harder to breathe.
　Then it clicked over to one in the morning. I yawned. Roland said, “You want to go back to the precinct, head on home?”
　“No, I’m okay,” I said.
　“Whatever,” Roland said. We were driving past another burnt-out collection of tenements and he said, “There’s a story for you. Someone should trace the deeds of those properties, see who owns what. Bet if you dig enough, you’ll find that somebody’s making a lot of money off those arsons—”
　The radio crackled to life. “Unit 19.”
　Roland picked up the handset. “Unit 19, go.”
　“Unit 19, 14 Venice Avenue, the Gold Club. Robbery in progress. Other units responding. Caller said robbers appear to be armed.”
　Roland said, “Unit 19, responding.”
　He replaced the hand mic, brought the cruiser to a shuddering halt, and then made a U-turn and flipped on the overhead lights. He punched the accelerator and I felt myself thrust back against the seat as we roared down the center of Market Street.
　“What’s the Gold Club?”
　“Jewelry store. Only one in this area. I know them … got a large inventory.”
　“No siren?” I said.
　“Nope,” he said. “Sirens just let them know we’re coming.”
（出典：Harlan Coben, Otto Penzler ed., The Best American Mystery Stories 2011. Mariner Books. 2011）

〇課題文
　Now it was the start of a new day, and my legs were getting cold. I watched the light blue numerals of the dashboard clock flip, and with each change of the number, it seemed like the air in the cruiser was getting thicker and harder to breathe.
　Then it clicked over to one in the morning. I yawned. Roland said, “You want to go back to the precinct, head on home?”
　“No, I’m okay,” I said.

〇課題文
　Whatever,” Roland said. We were driving past another burnt-out collection of tenements and he said, “There’s a story for you. Someone should trace the deeds of those properties, see who owns what. Bet if you dig enough, you’ll fi nd that somebody’s making a lot of money off those arsons—”