Ostensible puppet master is an affable white-haired gentleman named Joseph Paskin casually approaches the sullen Pierre Blum outside a French casino. Joseph pretends not to recognize the 40-ish all-but-forgotten novelist, though time will soon reveal that there are no coincidences where Paskin's character is concerned. 　　译文(2): 表面上看，木偶大师是一位和蔼可亲的白发绅士，名叫约瑟夫?帕斯金(Joseph Paskin) ，他在一家法国赌场外随意地接近闷闷不乐的皮埃尔?布鲁姆(Pierre Blum)。约瑟夫假装不认识这位40多岁、几乎被人遗忘的小说家，不过时间很快就会证明，帕斯金这个角色的出现并非巧合。