Yes, he was always civil, but he had no problem making her feel squeamish - he didn’t repeat Miggs’ utterance of “c*nt”, but still referred to it. He also countered Clarice’s “…sounds like something Miggs would say”, with “not anymore”, which obviously shook Clarice. And IF he was referring to Clarice’s period with his comment, it was with a “civil” euphemism as opposed to something vulgar.
Edit: I was called out for calling my own post pointless- I was actually acknowledging the possibility that maybe he was referring to both, which I hadn’t considered.
amboy_connector OP t1_iy0vhog wrote
Reply to comment by Dove_of_Doom in Regarding Hannibal Lecter’s line, “Your bleeding has stopped.” by amboy_connector
Yes, he was always civil, but he had no problem making her feel squeamish - he didn’t repeat Miggs’ utterance of “c*nt”, but still referred to it. He also countered Clarice’s “…sounds like something Miggs would say”, with “not anymore”, which obviously shook Clarice. And IF he was referring to Clarice’s period with his comment, it was with a “civil” euphemism as opposed to something vulgar.