> Couple of inches taller. Pink-rimmed glasses. New, heaped-up hairdo, new ears. How simple! The moment, the death that I had kept conjuring up for three years was as simple as a bit of dry wood.

This is on the language FAQ. If memory serves this is the scene where Humbert has tracked down Dolores later in life and is contemplating murdering the now pregnant girl who he earlier sexually abused. What the actual hell? If this is supposed to be a joke it’s in decidedly poor taste. And that’s the best case.