“但是什么……”海伦刚开口，又忍住了，等着他继续说下去。
“But what—” Helene began, caught herself, and waited for him to go on.
“他把文宁家族的财产收益，大概五百万美元，留给了他唯一的孩子。如果那个孩子——迈克尔——在五十岁之前去世，他的遗孀将终身每年获得两千美元的收入。他的孩子，如果有的话——但没有——也将终身每年获得两千美元，其余的将捐给一些医院。然而，如果迈克尔活到五十岁，整个财产就都归他了，他可以随意花费、遗赠给任何人、送人或者想怎么处置就怎么处置。他今天五十岁。”
“He left the ine from the Venning estate, some five million bucks, to his only child. If that child—Michael—died before the age of fifty, his widow was to receive an ine of two thousand a year for life. His children, if any—and there are none—two thousand a year for life, and the rest was to go to a collection of hospitals. However, if Michael lived to the age of fifty, the whole shebang was to pass to him, he could spend it, will it to anybody, give it away or do anything he damn pleased with it. He’s fifty today.”
“那这和图伊兹们有什么关系？还有莫娜·麦克莱恩呢？”
“What does that have to do with the Tuesdays?” Helene asked. “And Mona McClane?”
“一切都有关系。”他盯着钥匙。“但没用了。取消和莫娜·麦克莱恩的赌注，把这一切都忘了吧。”
“Everything.” He stared at the key. “It’s no go. Call off the bet with Mona McClane and forget the whole thing.”
“马龙，你疯了吗？”
“Malone, have you lost your mind?”
“没有。”他说，“但只要稍加劝说，我就会疯。”
“No,” he said, “but with a little coaxing, I will.”
海伦在桌子的一角坐下，点了一支烟。
Helene sat down on a corner of the desk and lit a cigarette.
“那个赌注一定会赢。”她坚定地说，“你觉得我们现在会放弃吗？在付出了这么多努力之后……”
“That bet is going to be won,” she said firmly. “Do you think we’d give it up now, after all the effort that’s been spent—”
他生气地看着她。“努力？我过去两个小时一直在打长途电话，了解图伊兹们的过去。我得花十年时间才能付清电话费。现在我把所有信息都收集齐了，我说去他的。”他重重地叹了口气。“你可能还是会赢得和莫娜·麦克莱恩的赌注。但你得等一段时间才能做到。”
He looked at her crossly. “Effort? I’ve spent the past two hours on the long-distance phone, learning the past history of the Tuesdays. It’ll take me ten years to work out the telephone bill. And now that I have all the information together, I say the hell with it.” He sighed heavily. “You may still win your bet with Mona McClane. But you’ll have to wait a while to do it.”
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