The staircase of the Casino had been part of the original mansion, a wide, massive affair, with magnificently carved balustrades and newel posts. Malone looked at it critically and said, “I do think, though, if I were you, I’d have that mauve carpeting changed to something nearer mulberry.”
杰克的回答更接近“呸”。
Jake’s answer was something nearer raspberry.
卡西诺赌场的赌博室里挤满了人。马龙劝杰克不要去玩掷骰子游戏，并且抑制住了想用他剩下的钱去赌一把的冲动。
The gambling rooms of the Casino were crowded. Malone argued Jake out of a crap game and resisted an impulse to see what he could do with the rest of his bankroll.
莫娜·麦克莱恩出现在他旁边。他赞赏地看着她。她的身材正适合穿中国红。
Mona McClane appeared beside him. He looked at her admiringly. She was just the right size to wear Chinese red.
“明天对很多人来说都是很重要的一天。”她神秘兮兮地笑着对他说。
“Tomorrow’s such an important day for so many people,” she said confidingly, smiling at him.
他还没来得及回答，她就走到轮盘赌桌前了。有一会儿他看着她，试图记住她赢了多少钱。他有一种不安的预感，明天对他自己来说可能也是重要的一天。
Before he could answer, she had moved up to the roulette table. For a while he watched and tried to keep track of her winnings. He had an unfortable premonition that tomorrow might be an important day for himself.
伊迪莎·文宁上了楼，看起来憔悴却又很迷人，而且完全清醒。卢埃拉·怀特似乎不见了。
Editha Venning came upstairs, looking interestingly haggard, and entirely sober. Louella White seemed to have disappeared.
一个穿蓝色连衣裙的瘦女孩向马龙借了一美元当打车回家的车费，马龙在“26 点游戏”桌赢了十美元。彭德利·泰德韦尔因为试图给掷骰子游戏拍照而被礼貌地请出了房间。迈克尔·文宁对一个服务员发了脾气。马龙正考虑在轮盘赌上试一把，这时海伦轻轻拍了拍他的胳膊，把他带到一个安静的角落。
A thin girl in a blue dress borrowed a dollar from Malone for taxi fare home, and Malone won ten dollars at the 26-Game table. Pendley Tidewell was politely put out of the room for trying to photograph a crap game. Michael Venning lost his temper with a waiter. Malone was considering trying just one fling at the wheel, when Helene tapped him on the arm and led him off to a quiet corner.
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