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INTRUDER : That‟ll be all right. Yours will fit me fine.
The intruder replied that this was not a problem as he would wear Gerrard‟s
clothes. They would fit him well.

GERRARD : That is extremely interesting, but you seem to miss the point of
my remark. I said, you were luckier than most melodramatic villains. It was not
a tribute to your intelligence. You won‟t kill me for a very good reason.

Tribute: to show gratitude, respect or admiration for someone or something

Gerrard said that the intruder did not understand his remark when he said that
the intruder was luckier than most melodramatic villains. He added that he
was not praising the intruder‟s intelligence but he wanted to say that the
intruder would not kill him until he had a major reason to do so.

INTRUDER : So that‟s what you think.

The intruder commented that that was what Gerrard thought.

GERRARD : You‟ll let me go, and thank God you didn‟t shoot sooner.

Gerrard said that the intruder would leave him alive. He thanked God that the
man had not shot at him till that moment.
INTRUDER : Come on. What‟s on your mind! Better be quick. This
conversation bores me.

The intruder ordered Gerrard to be quick and disclose all that was going on in
his mind. He was getting bored by the lengthy conversation.

GERRARD : Your idea is to elude the police by killing me and taking on my
identity?
Elude: escape

Gerrard said that the intruder‟s plan was to escape the police by killing
Gerrard and stealing his identity.

INTRUDER : Yes, I like the idea.

The intruder confirmed his plan.
GERRARD : But are you sure it‟s going to help you?

Gerrard asked the intruder that was he sure that this plan would help him
escape the police.

INTRUDER : Now listen here. I‟ve got this all planned. I did a job in town.
Things went wrong and I killed a cop. Since then I‟ve done nothing but dodge.

Dodge: to avoid someone, here, the police.

The intruder said that he had planned everything. He did a job in the town.
Something went wrong and he murdered a policeman. Since that day he was
on the run.