马龙探案卷五 之 盛怒的审判 四
杰克看了看表。自从前参议员佩维利被谋杀已经过去了整整四十七分钟。照这样下去，治安官克林可能要花四十七年才能找出是谁谋杀了他。
JAKE LOOKED at his watch. It had been exactly forty-seven minutes since the murder of Ex-Senator Peveley. At the rate things were going, it would probably be forty-seven years before Sheriff Kling found out who murdered him.
走廊西端的大门砰地一声打开，又砰地一声关上，一个年轻人以近似闪电的速度和怒气挤进了围在治安官克林周围的人群中央。他是一个身材矮小、瘦弱的年轻人，有着沙色的金发和一张苍白的脸，上面布满了浅棕色的雀斑。此刻，他似乎想用从无框眼镜后面射出的目光把治安官克林击毙。
The great door at the west end of the corridor banged open, banged shut again, and a young man pushed his way into the center of the group around Sheriff Kling with the approximate speed and fury of a lightning bolt. He was a short, slight young man with sandy blond hair and a pale face that was liberally sprinkled with light-brown freckles. At the moment he appeared to be trying to strike Sheriff Kling dead with the glance he shot from behind rimless glasses.
“这是什么意思？我想你是不想给我打电话吧？”
“What’s the idea? I don’t suppose it would occur to you to call me.”
治安官怒目而视，用衬衫袖子的背面擦去额头上的汗水。“我已经有够多的事情要操心了，没工夫管你。”
The sheriff glared right back at him, wiping the sweat from his forehead with the back of his shirt sleeve. “I’ve had enough on my mind without bothering about you.”
年轻人急促地吸了一口气。“多久以前发生的？你做了什么？为什么 ——” 他的目光落在杰克和海伦身上。“你们是谁？”
The young man drew a quick breath. “How long ago did it happen? What have you done? Why -” his eyes fell on Jake and Helene. “Who are you?”
“城里来的滑头，” 杰克不耐烦地说，“你是谁？”
“The city slicker,” Jake said irritably, “and who are you?”
“我是《杰克逊县企业报》的汤姆?伯罗斯。谁 ——”
“Tom Burrows, of the Jackson County Enterprise. Who -”
“听着，汤姆，” 治安官克林开始说。
“Now look here, Tom,” Sheriff Kling began.
年轻人又转向他。“他什么时候被谋杀的？怎么发生的？你把尸体怎么处理了？谁杀了他？”
The young man turned back to him. “When was he murdered? How did it happen? What have you done with the body? Who killed him?”
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