[There's a long, contemplative pause, before Prefect replies.]
What if, Comrade, hypothetically, a man is forced back into the grain of a set of ideals which-- [He falters, briefly] What I mean to say Comrade, is what if there were some bits... some aspects Brother, which resonated with that man? Not the, uhh, the sex or the surgery, but what if some of the other parts, even though they were still absolutely, and definitely wrong... What if I enjoyed them? What if I miss them?
[He nods at the comment about having a warden, even if Lecter can't see it. That's good. It's nice to have a warden!]
I had a warden. He wasn't particularly well liked either, sometimes. Who's yours?
Voice; private
What if, Comrade, hypothetically, a man is forced back into the grain of a set of ideals which-- [He falters, briefly] What I mean to say Comrade, is what if there were some bits... some aspects Brother, which resonated with that man? Not the, uhh, the sex or the surgery, but what if some of the other parts, even though they were still absolutely, and definitely wrong... What if I enjoyed them? What if I miss them?
[He nods at the comment about having a warden, even if Lecter can't see it. That's good. It's nice to have a warden!]
I had a warden. He wasn't particularly well liked either, sometimes. Who's yours?