“请大声点。” 马龙说。
“Louder please,” Malone said.
“洛特斯?艾伦和罗斯?麦克劳林来自欧洲。文宁夫妇来自东方。他们是因为战争才回到这里的。两个图伊兹也是从别的地方来这里的。他们的鞋子是伦敦的鞋匠做的。衣服是伦敦的裁缝做的。但也许他们不是从伦敦来这里的。他们可能来自任何地方。”
“Lotus Allen and Ross McLaurin came from Europe. The Vennings came from the Orient. They were driven back here by the war. The two Tuesdays had e here from somewhere else. They had shoes bought from a London bootmaker. Clothes made by a London tailor. But maybe they didn’t e here from London. They might have e here from anywhere.”
马龙把雪茄烟头扔出窗外。“没错。虽然这件事中的人似乎都来自世界上非常不同的地方，但事实是他们都是从别的国家来到这里的。关联可能就在那里，尽管我们看不到。除了莫娜?麦克莱恩，她不是来自某个地方，她是去各个地方。” 他停顿了一下，伸手去拿另一支雪茄。“第一个人在格兰德酒店登记时自称杰拉尔德?图伊兹……” 他突然停了下来，扔下雪茄，对司机喊道：“在拐角处停下。我要打个电话！”
Malone tossed his cigar butt out the window. “It’s true. While the people involved in this all seem to have e from very different parts of the world, the fact remains that they all came here from some other country. The link may be there, though we can’t see it. All but Mona McClane, and she doesn’t e from places, she goes to places.” He paused, reached for another cigar. “The first man called himself Gerald Tuesday when he registered at the LeGrand Hotel—” He broke off suddenly, dropped the cigar, and called to the driver. “Stop at the corner. I’ve got to make a phone call!”
“马龙……” 杰克刚开口。律师没听到他的话。
“Malone—” Jake began. The lawyer didn’t hear him.
“在出租车里等我。我马上就回来。” 他下车的时候从地上捡起雪茄，冲过人行道，消失了。
“Wait for me in the cab. I’ll be right back.” He grabbed the cigar off the floor as he got out, darted across the sidewalk, and disappeared.
杰克摇了摇头。“我甚至都不想去猜。”
Jake shook his head. “I don’t want even to guess.”
三分钟后，这个小律师回来了。他皱着眉头，表情很严肃。
Three minutes later the little lawyer returned. He was scowling heavily.
“不是那个。是 726。”
“It wasn’t it. It was 726.”
“什么是 726？”
“What was?”
“第一个杰拉尔德?图伊兹在格兰德酒店住的房间号。不是 114。”
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