“很划算。” 杰克说着，伸手去拿钱包。“我能再花三美元五十美分打他一次吗？”
“A bargain,” Jake said, reaching for his wallet. “Can I hit him again for three dollars and a half?”
菲尔?史密斯接过四张一美元的钞票。“不轻易发怒的人胜过勇士。” 他轻声说道。他递回两个二十五美分的硬币作为找零。“犯罪之人的道路是艰难的。《箴言》第十六章和第十三章。下次罚款就是二十五美元以及诉讼费。” 他站起来，公平地对他们所有人微笑着，说道，“希望你们在威斯康星州的杰克逊过得愉快。” 然后走出了门。
Phil Smith took the four one-dollar bills. “He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty,” he said softly. He handed back two quarters in change. “And the way of the transgressor is hard. Proverbs Sixteen, and Proverbs Thirteen. The next time, the fine will be twenty-five dollars and costs.” He rose, beamed impartially at all of them, said, “I hope you have a pleasant stay in Jackson, Wisconsin,” and went out the door.
马龙擦了擦额头。“我向上帝祈祷针对你的其他指控都不严重。如果我要在这里为你打一场谋杀官司，我就得好好温习一下《巴特利特常用引语集》。” 他停顿了一下，看到杰克和海伦正在交换他们对这个案子的看法，然后转向受伤的副警长。“我确定没有造成什么严重的伤害。” 他和蔼地说。他伸手去拿钱包。“我请你喝几杯。”
Malone mopped his brow. “I hope to heaven the rest of the charges against you are nothing serious. If I had to see you through a murder trial up here, I’d have to bone up on Bartlett’s Quotations.” He paused, saw that Jake and Helene were exchanging their own ments on the case, and turned to the injured deputy. “I’m sure there wasn’t any serious damage,” he said amiably. He reached for his wallet. “Have a couple of drinks on me.”
片刻之后，杰克和海伦在他身边，他在法院的台阶上停了下来，嗅了嗅户外的空气。“我只知道一句引语。” 他说。“金钱是万恶之源。我甚至不在乎它出自哪里，但是副警长和城市警察没什么两样，你欠我十美元。” 他擦了擦额头。
A moment later, Jake and Helene beside him, he paused on the courthouse steps and sniffed the outdoor air. “I only know one quotation,” he said. “Money is the root of all evil. I don’t even care where it’s from, but deputy sheriffs are no different from city cops, and you owe me ten dollars.” He mopped his brow.
“那总共是十三美元五十美分。” 杰克说，“但还是很值。现在哪里有个安静的地方，我们可以谈话而不用担心之后在法庭上被引用我们的话？”
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