“我觉得我们有点小麻烦。”
“I think we have a little trouble.”
“我觉得我们麻烦大了，不过现在又怎么了？”
“I think we have a lot, but what now?”
“卢埃拉·怀特。我刚进女洗手间。她躺在沙发上。女仆以为她昏过去了。但我知道她喝的酒不超过两杯，所以我快速又不引人注意地看了一眼。”
“Louella White. I just went into the ladies’ room. She was lying down on the couch. The maid thought that she’d passed out. But I knew she hadn’t had more than two drinks, so I managed a quick and inconspicuous look.”
“然后呢”
“Well?”
“她死了，马龙”
“She’s dead, Malone.”
这个小律师脸上的肌肉一动不动。过了一会儿他说：“别大惊小怪。悄悄告诉莫娜，让杰克也知道。别让其他人知道。我去和经理谈谈。”
Not a muscle moved in the little lawyer’s face. After a moment he said. “Don’t make a fuss. Tell Mona quietly, and let Jake know. No one else. I’ll go talk to the manager.”
五分钟后，当海伦带着莫娜·麦克莱恩和杰克下楼时，那个受惊的黑人女仆正站在标有“女士”的门前，非常不可信地告诉每个人里面有个水管工在做一点小修理，门马上就会打开。
Five minutes later, when Helene brought Mona McClane and Jake downstairs, the frightened colored maid was standing in front of the door marked LADIES, informing everyone very unconvincingly that the plumber was inside making a minor repair, and the door would be opened in just a minute.
过了一会儿，经理走了出来，脸色苍白。“麦克莱恩夫人，我不知道这是……”
A moment later the manager came out, his face pale. “Mrs. McClane, I don't know what—”
“没关系。”莫娜·麦克莱恩说。杰克突然想起她拥有这家卡西诺赌场。
“That's all right,” Mona McClane said. Jake was reminded suddenly that she owned the Casino.
“马龙先生认为她会没事的……”
“Mr. Malone thinks she'll be all right—”
“那她没死？”海伦倒吸一口凉气。
“Then she's not dead?” Helene gasped.
经理盯着她。“死了？没有。昏迷了。马龙先生认为是迷药。等一下……”他又冲进了女洗手间。
The manager stared at her. “Dead? No. Unconscious. Mr. Malone thinks it was knockout drops. Just a minute—” He dived back into the ladies' room.
杰克伸手握住海伦的手，紧紧地握着。
Jake reached for Helene's hand and held it tightly.
又过了一会儿，马龙出现了，擦着额头的汗。
Another moment and Malone appeared, mopping his brow.
“一切都好。没必要大惊小怪。”他看着莫娜·麦克莱恩。“让人把你的车开过来，把你的人都召集起来，我们悄悄地把她抬到车上。十二个小时后她就会完好如初。”
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