“That makes a total of thirteen dollars and a half,” Jake said, “but it was still worth it. Now where’s a quiet place we can talk without being quoted in court later?”
“我们去我的办公室。” 汤姆?伯罗斯说。“《杰克逊县企业报》是镇上唯一一个没有挤满新闻记者的地方。”
“We’re going to my office,” Tom Burrows said. “The Jackson County Enterprise is the only place in town that isn’t full of newspapermen.”
他在前面带路沿着街道走。《杰克逊县企业报》的办公室是一座有假前脸的小木屋，在第二街和第三街之间的街区中间。它的窗户上还隐约能看到 “赫德伯格饲料种子商店” 的标志没有被完全擦掉的痕迹。前面的房间里有三张巨大的卷盖办公桌，只有一张是打开的，还有一张长长的、杂乱的桌子。棕发的阿琳?高奇耐心地坐在电话旁。
He led the way down the street. The office of the Jackson County Enterprise was a small frame building with a false front, halfway down the block between Second and Third. Its windows still faintly showed where a sign HEDBERG’S FEED AND SEED STORE had been inadequately erased. Inside the front room were three immense roll-top desks, only one of them open, and a long, disordered table. The brown-haired Arlene Goudge sat patiently by the telephone.
“杰克逊历史上从来没有这么多新闻记者来过。” 汤姆?伯罗斯说。“而且他们还在不断地赶来，有开车来的，有坐公共汽车来的，甚至还有坐飞机来的。摄影师、记者，还有一个广播新闻播音员。”
“There hasn’t been so many newspapermen in Jackson in its history,” Tom Burrows said. “And they’re still arriving, by car, by bus, and even by plane. Photographers, reporters, and one radio newscaster.”
马龙摘下领带，解开衣领的扣子。“商会一定很忙。”
Malone took off his tie and unbuttoned his collar. “The Chamber of Commerce must have been busy.”
“我们这里发生了一起谋杀案。” 汤姆?伯罗斯说，“还是你没听说？而且佩维利参议员是个名人。” 他从桌子上拿起一份报纸。“这是《论坛报》，和你坐同一辆公共汽车刚到。”
“We’ve had a murder,” Tom Burrows said, “or hadn’t you heard? And Senator Peveley was a famous man.” He picked up a newspaper from the table. “There’s the Tribune, just came in on the same bus with you.”
马龙快速浏览了一下报道。看起来，佩维利参议员做了一个中西部参议员能做的一切来让自己成为新闻人物，最后以被谋杀达到了高潮。
Malone glanced through the story. Senator Peveley had, it appeared, done everything a Midwestern Senator could do to make himself newsworthy, climaxing it by being murdered.
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