馬龍探案卷四 之 正確的兇案 十八
“請努力回想一下,” 海倫懇求道,“這是為了幫你,你知道的。”
“please try to reber,” helene begd “it’s to help you, you know”
“我在努力,” 羅斯?麥克勞林疲倦地說,“但沒用。我就是什麼都想不起來。”
“i a tryg,” ross cur said wearily “but it isn’t any e i siply can’t reber anythg”
馬龍嘆了口氣。“讓他休息吧,海倫。”
alone sighed “let hi rest, helene”
傑克又倒了一杯咖啡。“彆著急,孩子。也許你會想起來的。”
jake poured another cup of ffee “take your ti, kid aybe it’ll e to you”
快到下午五點了。在這段時間裡,這個臉色蒼白的年輕人已經瞭解了前一天晚上發生的事情、他對海倫說的話以及傑拉爾德?圖伊茲在除夕夜被謀殺以及在天使喬的酒吧裡死去的那個人的情況。
it was nearly five the afternoon the terveng ti the pale young an had been acated with the events of the night before, with his statents to helene, and with the circustances of the urder of rald tuesday and the an who had died joe the anl’s bar on new year’s eve
羅斯?麥克勞林把空咖啡杯放在床頭櫃上。“這對我來說都是新聞。” 他最後說。
ross cur set the epty ffee cup down on the bed table “it’s all news to ,” he said at st
海倫在他身邊坐下。“聽著,羅斯。除夕夜你做了什麼?”
helene sat down beside hi “listen, ross what did you do on new year’s eve?”
他皺起眉頭。“我們有一群人。我前一天剛到城裡。讓我想想。有莫娜、文寧夫婦、洛特斯,還有一個非常愛慕莫娜的電影演員 —— 不過他很早就走了,十點得趕飛機。” 他揉著額頭。“他的名字 —— 讓我想想。你知道的,我對美國演員不是很熟悉。” 他想了一會兒,然後說出一個讓他們都吃了一驚的名字。“還有懷特小姐、彭德利?泰德韋爾,還有一個從東部來的年輕人,他老圍著洛特斯轉,讓我很生氣。”
he wrkled his brow “there was a party of i’d jt arrived town the day before let thk there was ona, and the venngs, and lot, and ovie-actor chap who was very devoted to ona—he left early though, had to catch a pne at ten”