“你会看到的。帮我把他弄出来。别忘了杜松子酒。我带着它以防万一。”
“You’ll see. Help me get him out of here. And don’t forget the gin. I took it with me just in case.”
马龙第一次露出高兴的神情。“嘿，” 他说，“这是个好主意。我可以接个案子。也许这个醉醺醺的疯子就是那个案子。”
Malone looked happy for the first time. “Say,” he said, “that’s an idea. I could use a case. Maybe this drunken lunatic is it.”
当罗斯?麦克劳林被扶着站直时，他的脚开始移动。结果发现把他弄走只是个引导他并防止他脸着地的简单事情。等他们走到巷子尽头的时候，他嘴里正嘟囔着什么。马龙听到了 “垂死” 这个词，便凑近他，急切地想听清后面的内容。又走了十步，他才意识到他们的俘虏正在背诵吉卜林的《靴子》。
When Ross McLaurin was stood upright and firmly supported, his feet moved. Conveying him turned out to be a simple matter of guiding him and keeping him from falling on his face. By the time they reached the end of the alley, he was muttering something under his breath. Malone caught the word “dying” and leaned close to him, anxious to hear the rest. Ten paces farther he realized their prisoner was reciting Kipling’s Boots.
又走了几步，海伦也加入了背诵。马龙因为担心自己不发声会引起注意，便决定和他们一起背。但他只能记得副歌部分，这让他的贡献大打折扣。而且，他安慰自己说，反正这也不是什么好诗。
A few steps more, and Helene joined in. Malone, having a vague fear of attracting attention to himself by his silence, decided to recite along with them. His contribution was rendered less valuable by the fact that he could only remember the refrain. Besides, he consoled himself, it wasn’t good poetry, anyway.
他们背完《靴子》的最后一句，同时也到了街角的酒吧。这是个小地方，更显温馨而不是华丽，装饰着填充的鸟和动物。马龙注意到一只填充松鼠的尾巴在轻轻摆动，吓了一跳，后来才发现它正好在电扇的风道上。
They reached the last line of Boots and the corner bar at the same moment. It was a small place, more intimate than ornate, decorated with stuffed birds and animals. Malone noticed the tail of a stuffed squirrel, waving lightly, and shuddered, before he discovered it was directly in the path of an electric fan.
他们只想要一辆有诚实司机的出租车，海伦向酒保解释道，亲切地称呼他为 “阿尔门”。她的话还没说完，酒吧里站成一排的五个出租车司机就都主动提出为他们服务。
All they wanted was a taxi with an honest driver, Helene explained to the bartender, addressing him familiarly as “Armen.” Before the words were out of her mouth, five taxi drivers ranged along the bar offered their services.
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