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第14章 羊腿与谋杀3（第3页）

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Shedidn'tthinktheyhadabigspaheremightbesomethiinthegarage.

Thesear.Shekherewereotherpolithegardenallaroundthehouse.Shecouldheartheirfootstepsonthegraveloutside，aimesshesawaflashhathes.Itbegae，nearlyicedbytheahefourmeheroomsseemedtweary，atrifleexasperated.

"Jack，"shesaid，theby."Wouldyoumindgivingmeadrink?"

"SureI'llgiveyouadrihiswhiskey?"

"Yes，please.Butjustasmallomakemefeelbetter."

Hehaheglass.

"Whydon'tyouhaveo;shesaid."Youmustbeawfullytired.Pleasedo.You'vebeeome."

"Well，"hea;It'snotstrictlyallowed，butImighttakejustadroptokeepmegoing."

&heothersdwerepersuadedtotakealittlenipofwhiskey.Theystoodaroundratheraiththedrinksintheirhands，unfortableiryingtosaygthingsteantNooothekiteoutquidsaid，"Look，Mrs.Maloney.Youknowthatovenofyoursisstilloilli;

"Ohdearme!"shecried."Soitis!"

"Ibetterturnitoffforyou，hadn'tI?"

"Willyoudothat，Jakyousomuch."

&hesergeahesee，shelookedathimwithherlarge，darktearfuleyes."Ja，"shesaid.

"Yes?"

"Wouldyoudomeasmallfavor-youahers?"

"Wetry，Mrs.Malo;

"Well，"shesaid."Hereyoodfrierick'stoo，aocatwhokilledhim.Youmustbeterriblehungryby'slongpastyoursuppertime，andIknowPatrieverfiveme，Godblesshissoul，ifIallowedyoutoremaininhishousewithyoudethospitality.Whydon'tyoueatupthatlambthat'si'llbecookedjustrightbynow."

"Wouldn'tdreamofit，&queantNoonansaid.

"Please，"shebegged."Pleaseeatit.PersonallyI'ttoug，lynotwhat'sbeeninthehousewhenhewashere.Butit'sallrightforyou.It'dbeafavortomeifyou'deatitup.Thenyouwithyainafterwards."

Therewasagooddealofhesitatingamongthefourpoli，buttheywereclearlyhungry，aheywerepersuadedtogoidhelpthemselves.Thewomanstayedwhereshewas，listeningtothemspeakingamoheirvoicesthidsloppybecausetheirmouthswerefullofmeat.

"Havesomemore，Charlie?"

"finishit."

"Shewantsustofinishit.Shesaidso.Bedoingherafavor."

"Okaythen.Givemesomemore."

"That'sthehellofabigclubtheguymusthaveusedtohitpoorPatrick，"ohemwassaying."Thedocsayshisskullwassmashedalltopiecesjustlikefromasledgehammer."

"That'swhyitoughttobeeasytofind."

"ExactlywhatIsay."

"Whoeverdohey&#oingtathiaroundwiththemlohey;

&hembelched.

"Personally，Ithinkit&#hthereonthepremises."

"Prhtunderourveryyouthink，Jack?"

Aherroom，MaryMaloogiggle.