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Casper Gutman
Casper Gutman’s employee, Cairo uses intimidation and deceit in his pursuit of the Maltese falcon. He, Floyd Thursby, and Brigid O’Shaughnessy worked together to steal the falcon from the Russian general Kemidov. Wearing perfume and jewelry, Cairo is described as very effeminate, and Sam Spade often insinuates that he is gay.
Joel “Joe” Cairo Quotes in The Maltese Falcon
The The Maltese Falcon quotes below are all either spoken by Joel “Joe” Cairo or refer to Joel “Joe” Cairo. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 4
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Diamonds twinkled on the second and fourth fingers of his left hand, a ruby that matched the one in his tie even to the surrounding diamonds on the third finger of his right hand. His hands were soft and well cared for. Though they were not large their flaccid bluntness made them seem clumsy.
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Chapter 7
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“And when you’re slapped you’ll take it and like it.” He released Cairo’s wrist and with a thick open hand struck the side of his face three times, savagely.
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Joel “Joe” Cairo Quotes in The Maltese Falcon
The The Maltese Falcon quotes below are all either spoken by Joel “Joe” Cairo or refer to Joel “Joe” Cairo. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 4
Quotes
Diamonds twinkled on the second and fourth fingers of his left hand, a ruby that matched the one in his tie even to the surrounding diamonds on the third finger of his right hand. His hands were soft and well cared for. Though they were not large their flaccid bluntness made them seem clumsy.
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Chapter 7
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“And when you’re slapped you’ll take it and like it.” He released Cairo’s wrist and with a thick open hand struck the side of his face three times, savagely.
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