he had a way of dangling before us part of a story until we were curious
我找到原来的句子了。He had a way of dangling before us part of a story,a literary character or idea,until we were curious and eager for more;then he would cut himself short and say,"But I suppose you have read so-and-so.在我们面前，他会用截取一个故事片断、文学的品格或想法的方式来制造悬念，直到我们都很好奇并且想知道得更多，然后他会突然打住并且说，“但是我想，你们也已经读过（其中）的这些，还有那些（内容）了”