"Begg was a freckled heavyweight, as friendly as a Saint Bernard puppy, but less intelligent. Lanky detective sergeant Hacken, not so playful, carried the team's brains behind his worried hatchet face.I could write lots about that selection, but I'll let you do my work for me. Why do you think the passage works?
"`In a hurry?' I inquired.
"`Always in a hurry when we're quitting for the day,' Begg said, his freckles climbing up his face to make room for his grin.
"`What do you want?' Hacken asked."— Dashiell Hammett, "The Main Death"
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