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第14章 羊腿与谋杀3(第3页)

"Quick!Comequick!Patricksdead!

"

"Whosseaking?

"

"Mrs。Maloney。Mrs。PatrickMaloney。

"

"YoumeanPatrickMaloneysdead?

"

"Ithinkso,

"shesobbed。

"HeslyingonthefloorandIthinkhesdead。

"

"Berightover,

"themansaid。

Thecarcameveryquickly,andwhensheoenedthefrontdoor,twoolicemenwalkedin。Sheknowthemboth-sheknownearlyallthemanatthatrecinct-andshefellrightintoachair,thenwentovertojointheotherone,whowascalledOMalley,kneelingbythebody。

"Ishedead?

"shecried。

"Imafraidheis。Whathaened?

"

Briefly,shetoldherstoryaboutgoingouttothegrocerandcomingbacktofindhimonthefloor。Whileshewastalking,cryingandtalking,Noonandiscoveredasmallatchofcongealedbloodonthedeadmanshead。HeshowedittoOMalleywhogotuatonceandhurriedtothehone。

Soon,othermenbegantocomeintothehouse。Firstadoctor,thentwodetectives,oneofwhomsheknowbyname。Later,aolicehotograherarrivedandtookictures,andamanwhoknowaboutfingerrints。Therewasagreatdealofwhiseringandmutteringbesidethecorse,andthedetectivesketaskingheralotofquestions。Buttheyalwaystreatedherkindly。Shetoldherstoryagain,thistimerightfromthebeginning,whenPatrickhadcomein,andshewassewing,andhewastired,sotiredhehadntwantedtogooutforsuer。Shetoldhowshedutthemeatintheoven-

"itstherenow,cooking

"-andhowshedsliedouttothegrocerforvegetables,andcomebacktofindhimlyingonthefloor。

"Whichgrocer?

"oneofthedetectivesasked。

Shetoldhim,andheturnedandwhiseredsomethingtotheotherdetectivewhoimmediatelywentoutsideintothestreet。

Infifteenminuteshewasbackwithaageofnotes,andtherewasmorewhisering,andthroughhersobbingsheheardafewofthewhiseredhrases-

"。。。actedquitenormal。。。verycheerful。。。wantedtogivehimagoodsuer。。。eas。。。cheesecake。。。imossiblethatshe。。。

"

Afterawhile,thehotograherandthedoctordeartedandtwoothermencameinandtookthecorseawayonastretcher。Thenthefingerrintmanwentaway。Thetwodetectivesremained,andsodidthetwoolicemen。Theywereexcetionallynicetoher,andJackNoonanaskedifshewouldntrathergosomewhereelse,tohersistershouseerhas,ortohisownwifewhowouldtakecareofherandutheruforthenight。

No,shesaid。Shedidntfeelshecouldmoveevenayardatthemoment。Wouldtheymindawfullyifshestayedjustwhereshewasuntilshefeltbetter?Shedidntfeeltoogoodatthemoment,shereallydidnt。

"Thenhadntshebetterliedownonthebed?

"JackNoonanasked。

No,shesaid。Shedliketostayrightwhereshewas,inthischair。Alittlelater,erhas,whenshefeltbetter,shewouldmove。

Sotheylefthertherewhiletheywentabouttheirbusiness,searchingthehouse。Occasionallyoneofthedetectivesaskedheranotherquestion。SometimesJackNoonansokeathergentlyasheassedby。Herhusband,hetoldher,hadbeenkilledbyablowonthebackoftheheadadministeredwithaheavybluntinstrument,almostcertainlyalargeieceofmetal。Theywerelookingfortheweaon。Themurderermayhavetakenitwithhim,butontheotherhandhemayhavethrownitawayorhiddenitsomewhereontheremises。

"Itstheoldstory,

"hesaid。

"Gettheweaon,andyouvegottheman。

"

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