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The Quiet American Part 3, Chapter 1: Section 1

By Graham Greene

Part 3, Chapter 1: Section 1

Fowler and Vigot play dice at a restaurant. We're back to the time after Pyle's death.
According to Vigot, the police found Pyle's dog, its throat slit, in the mud fifty yards from Pyle's body.
Fowler asks if Vigot is still interested in the case. The officer responds that the American Minister has been pestering them to find information.
Vigot hints that Fowler knows more about Pyle's death than he's letting on. He tells the reporter that he's engaged, involved—not in religion, as they've been discussing—but with Pyle's death.
He asks to see Fowler that evening, just to talk.