The Unfamiliar Word
In most Nero Wolfe novels and novellas, there is at least one unfamiliar word, usually spoken by Wolfe. Gambit contains these three (the page references are to the Bantam edition):
- Trimmer. Page 71, at the beginning of Chapter 8. This word, with this meaning, also appears in Champagne for One.
- Analeptic. Page 125, halfway through Chapter 12.
- Contemned. Page 154, next-to-last page of the book. This word also appears in Prisoner's Base.
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