“The harassed police officer leaned back in his chair and delivered a tirade in which he described John J. Malone as a prevaricator of the most disreputable nature and habits, with an origin that was not only illegal and immoral but otherwise highly irregular. He ended it with a colorful blush and an apology to Helene.”
海伦说：“不用道歉。这不仅有趣，而且可能很准确。”
“Helene said, “Don’t apologize. It’s not only interesting, but it’s probably accurate.””
冯?弗拉纳根向她投去一个艺术家得到赏识时的感激微笑，然后又转向马龙怒目而视，耐心地说：“如果你不知道这把枪是谁的，你从哪里得到的它？”
“Von Flanagan gave her the grateful smile of an artist whose talents are appreciated, turned to glare again at Malone, and said patiently, “If you don’t know who the gun belongs to, where did you get it from?”
马龙恼怒地说：“该死，我不知道。”
“Damn it,” Malone said in an exasperated tone, “I don’t know.”
警察深吸一口气，更加耐心地开始说：“如果你不知道……”
“The police officer drew a long breath and began, even more patiently, “If you don’t know who—”
马龙厉声说：“我告诉你我不知道我从哪里得到的它，我不知道。它装在一个漂亮的鲜红色盒子里，上面印满了‘圣诞快乐’，这就是我所知道的全部。”
“Malone snapped, “I tell you I don’t know where I got it from and I don’t. It came in a pretty bright red box with Merry Christmas printed all over it, and that’s all I know.”
冯?弗拉纳根张了张嘴，又一声不吭地闭上了。
Von Flanagan opened his mouth and closed it again without uttering a sound.
“我不是在故意瞒着你，你这个笨蛋警察，” 马龙继续说道，“我带枪过来不是为了帮你。而是想知道它是不是那两起谋杀案中用的那把，而且我知道你能查清楚。毕竟，天哪，谋杀案调查局总得有点用处吧。”
“I m not trying to hold out on you, you dumb cop,” Malone went on. “I didn’t bring that gun over here to do you a favor. I brought it over here because I wanted to find out if it was used in those two killings and I knew you could find out for me. After all, by God, the Homicide Bureau ought to be good for something.”
“好吧，” 冯?弗拉纳根疲惫地说，“好吧，好吧。我会查清楚你那把该死的枪的。” 他走到门口，朝走廊里吼了句什么，然后回到办公桌前，喃喃自语道：“要是我拒绝告诉你我查到的任何东西，你可就倒霉了。”
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