“他们 —— 是目击者！” 杰克得意洋洋地说。
“They—were the witnesses!” Jake said triumphantly.
“也许我就是迟钝，但我不明白。”
“Maybe I’m just backward, but I don’t get it.”
“莫娜按照规定实施了她的谋杀。这两个人目睹了一切。然后他们开始敲诈她，或者威胁要揭发她，所以她不得不除掉他们。”
“Mona mitted her murder according to specifications. These two guys witnessed it. Then they started blackmailing her, or threatening to expose her, and she had to do them in.”
“一个很不错的想法，” 马龙说，“但是最初的尸体在哪里呢？”
“A very pretty notion,” Malone said, “but where’s the original corpse?”
“该死，我不知道，” 杰克生气地说，“也许还没被发现呢。”
“Damn it, I don’t know,” Jake said angrily. “Maybe it hasn’t been discovered yet.”
“一场按照赌注规定在公共场合进行的谋杀，而尸体还躺在那里没被发现？”
“A murder done right out in public, as the bet specified, and the corpse still lying around undiscovered?”
“尸体可以被转移，目击者可以被收买。”
“A corpse can be moved, and witnesses can be bribed.”
“随你便吧，” 律师疲倦地说，“你要做的就是在芝加哥地区寻找一具失踪的、身份不明的尸体。也许你最好也去密尔沃基和加里查一查。赌注里可没规定地点。”
“Suit yourself,” the lawyer said wearily. “All you have to do is search the Chicago area for a lost and unknown corpse. Maybe you’d better check up on Milwaukee too, and Gary. There weren’t any specifications about locale.”
杰克愁眉苦脸地看着他，沉默了一会儿。“马龙，你的两百块钱你需要拿回去一些吗？”
Jake looked at him gloomily and was silent for a moment. “Malone, do you need any of your two hundred bucks back?”
“现在不用。” 马龙说，“你需要钱吗？”
“Not right away.” Malone said. “Need any dough?”
“不。我以为你可能需要呢。昨天我在查本地的凶杀案的时候，和一些《时报》的摄影师玩了一局掷骰子游戏。”
“No. I thought you might. While I was checking up on the local homicides yesterday, I got into a crap game with some Times photographers.”
“我一大早就受够了，” 马龙生气地说，“吃完你的早餐，让我安静一会儿。”
“I’ve had all I can stand this early in the morning,” Malone said crossly. “Finish your breakfast and leave me in peace.”
杰克沉默了两分钟，然后说：“嘿，今天早上报纸上有一条有趣的消息。昨晚有个人的车被偷了。有人给警察打了个假电话，说在南区很远的地方看到了那辆车。”
Jake was silent for two minutes and then said, “Say, there was a funny item in the paper this morning. Some guy had his car stolen last night. A phony call went in to the police reporting it seen way down on the south side.”
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