马龙看着他，张开嘴想说什么，又一声不吭地闭上了嘴。
Malone looked at him, opened his mouth to speak, and closed it again without saying a word.
杰克热心地说：“你怎么就那么肯定这个人认识马龙呢？”
Jake said helpfully, “What makes you so sure this guy knew Malone, anyway?”
“他肯定认识他。” 冯?弗拉纳根固执地说，“不然他不会找他。”
“He must of known him,” von Flanagan said stubbornly, “or he wouldn’t have been looking for him.”
“听着，” 马龙生气地说，“我告诉你我从来 ——”
“Listen,” Malone said angrily, “I tell you I never—”
杰克做了个手势打断了他。“那不能说明任何问题。不管怎么说，我打赌马龙不认识他。”
Jake interrupted him with a gesture. “That doesn’t prove a thing. I bet Malone didn’t know him, anyway.”
“我什么时候要你的建议了 ——” 警官开口道。“你说马龙不认识他是什么意思？”
“When I want your advice—” the police officer began. “What’dya mean, Malone didn’t know him?”
“是这样的。” 杰克坚定地说。“被杀的那个人不是马龙认识的那个人。那他为什么找马龙呢？因为马龙认识杀人的那个人。”
“It’s like this,” Jake said firmly. “The man who was killed wasn’t the one Malone knew. Then why was he looking for Malone? Because Malone knew the guy who did the killing.”
冯?弗拉纳根眨了一两次眼睛。“听起来好像有道理，但又似乎不是那么回事。”
Von Flanagan blinked once or twice. “It sounds like it ought to make sense and still it doesn’t seem to.”
马龙接着说。“当然。我不认识被杀的那个人这一事实证明我认识杀人的那个人。”
Malone took it up. “Sure. The fact that I didn’t know the man who was killed proves that I know the man who did the killing.”
“我希望你们俩都赶紧给我滚出去。” 冯?弗拉纳根咆哮道。“你们把我搞糊涂了。等一下。” 他急忙补充道，这时马龙伸手去拿他的帽子。“如果你认识杀人的那个人，那他是谁？”
“I wish you’d both get the hell out of here,” von Flanagan growled. “You’re confusing me. Wait a minute,” he added hastily as Malone reached for his hat. “If you know the man who did the killing, who is he?”
“我不知道。” 马龙立刻说。
“I don’t know,” Malone said promptly.
警官仰望天空，滔滔不绝地数落着马龙。
The police officer raised his eyes to heaven and talked eloquently about Malone.
“听着。” 杰克很有说服力地说，同时坐在桌子的一角上。“凶手肯定知道这个人要去哪里，这样才能轻易地追上他并跟踪他。假设他知道他预定的受害者在找马龙不是很合理吗 —— 因为是他自己把受害者送到马龙那里去的？”
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