romantic speculation

p. 48:

It was testimony to the romantic speculation he inspired that there were whispers about him from those who had found little that it was necessary to whisper about in this world.

Now, who doesn’t daydream about being whispered about in this way? Even considering that the speculation at hand is that he killed a man.

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