[Yikes. He definitely doesn't look possessed now, but Steinbeck really dislikes the idea of anything taking control of anyone else like that.]
Let me guess. One of those artifacts happened to have the demon or like, belong to the demon. [Well, that gives him a better image of the man. Someone who wants what he can't have. It reminds him a little of Fitzgerald - he tamps down the kneejerk comparisons. Maybe this guy's different, like...a museum collector or something.] Still, kind of interesting for an English guy to like Chinese stuff. What got you into it?
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[Yikes. He definitely doesn't look possessed now, but Steinbeck really dislikes the idea of anything taking control of anyone else like that.]
Let me guess. One of those artifacts happened to have the demon or like, belong to the demon. [Well, that gives him a better image of the man. Someone who wants what he can't have. It reminds him a little of Fitzgerald - he tamps down the kneejerk comparisons. Maybe this guy's different, like...a museum collector or something.] Still, kind of interesting for an English guy to like Chinese stuff. What got you into it?