kly newspaper only he isn’t gog to say it to , becae until this ss is straightened out, i’ gog to avoid hi as though he were jt g down with bubonic pgue”

他們沉默地走了幾個街區。在周圍，芝加哥開始迎來新的一天。傑克想，現在從加里到埃文斯頓，從橡樹園到湖邊，鬧鐘都在響著。有些人剛剛重新入睡。另一些人，他希望自己是其中之一，剛剛上床睡覺。不過，在某個地方，有一個男人或女人既沒有醒來也沒有睡著，因為莫娜·麥克萊恩殺了他。不是那兩個圖伊茲中的任何一個，也不是羅斯·麥克勞林。傑克開始懷疑，再要一具屍體是不是在考驗上帝的安排。

they were silent for a few blocks all around, chicago was begng to wake up for the day ar clocks were rgg right now, jake reflected, fro gary to evanston, fro oak park to the ke people were jt settlg down for a send sleep others, and he wished he were one of the, were jt ttg to bed where, though, was a an or a woan who wasn’t wakg and wasn’t sleepg, becae ona ne had urdered hi it wasn’t either of the tuesdays and it wasn’t ross cur jake began to wonder if it wasn’t teptg providence to ask for another rpse

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在有人說話之前，他們已經走到了橫跨芝加哥河的橋上。走到橋中間，看著漂浮在黏糊糊的綠色水面上的巨大髒冰塊，馬龍說：“我很高興她在監獄裡。”

they had reached the brid across the chicago river before anyone spoke halfway across, lookg down on the great cakes of dirty ice that floated on the sliy green water, alone said, “i’ gd she’s jail”

“我也很高興。”傑克說，“誰？”

“i’ gd, too,” jake said “who?”

“洛特斯。顯然兇手不想冒任何有意外目擊者的風險。第二起謀殺發生的時候，洛特斯和莫娜·麥克萊恩在同一層樓。”

“lot evidently the killer isn’t takg any chances with aidental witnesses lot was on the sa floor of ona ne’s hoe when the send urder was itted”

“我也在。”海倫想起來，“說到這個，盧埃拉·懷特——對不起，是路易·懷特——還有彭德利·泰德韋爾也在。”

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