d, and idiately the sidewalk crowd began to engulf the alone phed a pp woan a prt dress off his stoach and said, “it doesn’t see to be any ore crowded than state and adin streets at high noon where bzes do all these people e fro?”

“從四面八方來到這裡。” 海倫調皮地說。

“out of the everywhere to the here,” helene said yly

馬龍放下手提包，差點踩到兩個小男孩，說道：“下一趟回芝加哥的公共汽車什麼時候？”

alone put down his handbag, nearly traplg a uple of sall boys as he did , and said, “when is the next b back to chicago?”

“早上七點才有公共汽車。” 海倫說。她的手緊緊抓住他的胳膊。“而且，我們需要你。”

“there isn’t a b until seven the orng,” helene said her hand tightened on his ar “besides, we need you”

他任由她帶著自己沿著街道走了半條街。“別告訴我所有這些人都住在威斯康星州的傑克遜。” 他生氣地說。“鎮邊上的路標寫著人口三千。”

he allowed hiself to be led half a block up the street “don’t tell all these people live jackn, wisns,” he said crossly “the signboard at the ed of town said popution three thoand”

，！

“這裡發生了一起謀殺案。” 她提醒他。“從今天下午四點開始就有人陸續來到這裡。大多數人都帶了野餐午餐。他們整個晚上都在街上走來走去，談論已故的參議員佩維利和他的死亡方式，或者更確切地說，是被謀殺的方式。” 她補充道，“一半的人在盯著查理?豪森殯儀館的正面，另一半的人在盯著我。”

“there’s been a urder here,” she reded hi “people have been arrivg sce four o’clock this afternoon ost of the brought a piic nch they’ve been spendg the eveng walkg up and down the street, talkg about the te senator peveley and his anner of takg off, or rather, beg took off” she added, “half of the have been lookg at the front of charlie haen’s undertakg parlor and the other half have been lookg at ”

“這裡有