六十秒后，海伦说：“太棒了！现在你能告诉我第二节怎么背吗？我一直想知道。”
After sixty seconds Helene said. “Wonderful! Now can you tell me how the second verse goes? I’ve always wanted to know.”
“我很乐意。是……” 年轻人靠在枕头上，自言自语道，“恐怕我忘了。”
“I’ll be glad to. It’s—” The young man lay back on his pillow, muttering to himself. “I’m afraid I’ve forgotten it.”
“也许你从第一节开始背，然后引出第二节，” 海伦满怀希望地建议道。
“Maybe if you started with the first verse and led into it,” Helene suggested hopefully.
罗斯?麦克劳林张了几次嘴，最后说：“对不起，我一点都想不起来了。不过是关于靴子的什么。”
Ross McLaurin opened his mouth once or twice, finally said, “I’m sorry, I can’t recall any of it. Something about boots, though.”
马龙气愤地咒骂着，说：“也许我们应该休会去公共图书馆。你就不能再想起点昨天的事吗？”
Malone swore indignantly and said, “Maybe we ought to adjourn to the Public Library. Can’t you remember anything more about yesterday?”
罗斯?麦克劳林盯着天花板看了很久。“一点都想不起来了，” 他最后说。
Ross McLaurin looked at the ceiling for a long time. “Not a thing,” he said at last.
海伦转向小律师。“也许如果……”
Helene turned to the little lawyer. “Maybe if—”
马龙示意她别说话。“听着，麦克劳林，” 他非常肯定地说，“114 这个数字是什么意思？”
Malone gestured her to silence. “Listen, McLaurin.” he said very positively. “What does the number one-fourteen mean?”
年轻人盯着他。“114。114。我不知道。它有什么特别的意思吗？”
The young man stared at him. “One-fourteen. One-fourteen. I don’t know. Is it supposed to mean anything?”
“没关系，” 马龙说，“当你想到钥匙的时候，你会想到什么？”
“Never mind,” Malone said. “What do you think of when you think of a key?”
“钥匙孔，” 罗斯?麦克劳林立刻回答道。
“A keyhole,” Ross McLaurin said promptly.
马龙叹了口气。“不，不，不。某个特定的钥匙。”
Malone sighed. “No, no, no. Some specific key.”
麦克劳林想了一会儿。“钥匙湾？” 他热心地提议道。
McLaurin thought for a moment. “Key West?” he suggested helpfully.
“算了吧，马龙，” 杰克说，“他没有你的钥匙。”
“Drop it, Malone,” Jake said. “He hasn’t got your key.”
海伦点了一支烟，坐在那里透过烟雾凝视着。“也许我们一开始就错了。也许我们在倒着走。”
Helene lit a cigarette and sat staring through its smoke. “Maybe we’re beginning at the wrong end. Maybe we’re going backward.”
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