I did read the article -- there isn't enough information to make a specific call... but given that the article is specifically about how Hemingway wasn't paranoid, I think we should assume he was right.
This isn't 4chan, read comments before replying :p
As we turned into Ketchum, Ernest said quietly: “Duke, pull over. Cut your lights.” He peered across the street at a bank. Two men were working inside. “What is it?” I asked.
“Auditors. The F.B.I.’s got them going over my account.”
You're telling me the FBI were in that bank? And even if by some billion to one shot they were in that bank, you're telling me they were auditing his account?
I guess it comes down to how much extra information Hemingway had.
Do you think Hemingway had an account at that bank, or do you think he was wrong about that?
Do you think Hemingway was correct about an audit, or do you think he was wrong about that?
Do you think Hemingway had any information other than just (where I have a bank account), and (am being audited) that he used to infer that the F.B.I. had the bankers up late? (Including tips from other banks he used, tips from friends in that bank in particular, phone calls asking him to update information pre-audit, etc)
>> You're telling me the FBI were in that bank?
From the article we have plenty of evidence that Hemingway was quite perceptive about stuff like this. Also, my understanding is that Hemingway wasn't the sort to say random stuff.
>> And even if by some billion to one shot they were in that bank, you're telling me they were auditing his account?
Since we can be pretty sure it was in fact Hemingway's bank, and since we can be pretty sure that being investigated by the F.B.I. involves and audit, and since the investigation was only two years in length... the idea that it's a billion to one shot is _absurd_. Several nights over the two year time span this quote came from would have involved auditing. You're either not thinking properly, or your trolling.
The way to think is to _start with the data_, and then figure out the _most likely hypothesis_... NOT figure out which of your friends a quote reminds you of, and the likelihood that your friend would be lying.
Okay, hope that was enlightening for you. I'm off!
(this will be my last reply, as I'm 40% sure you're trolling at this point)
This isn't reddit, read the article first before posting.