馬龍探案卷四 之 正確的兇案 十九
海倫往她拿著的杯子裡倒了一點石榴汁,讓杯子裡溫暖的琥珀色液體微微泛起玫瑰色的光澤。她輕輕地攪拌著混合物,嚐了嚐。
helene poured a little grenade to the gss she was holdg, givg its war aber a fatly rosy glow she stirred the ixture ntly and tasted it
“任何人都應該喜歡這個。嚐嚐看,羅斯。”
“anybody ought to like this try it, ross”
羅斯?麥克勞林順從地接過杯子,小小地抿了一口。然後他把杯子還回去。
ross cur took the gss obediently and anad a ty sip then he handed it back
“對不起。”
“i’ rry”
“沒關係。” 海倫耐心地說,“我再試試別的。” 她拿起一個空杯子,開始往裡面倒各種液體。
“that’s all right,” helene said patiently “i’ll try another one” she picked up an epty gss and began asurg liids to it
“不是調味劑的問題。” 年輕人不開心地說,“是酒精,我好像受不了。”
“it isn’t the fvorgs,” the young an said unhappily “it’s the alhol i can’t see to stand”
“沒關係。” 傑克安慰道,“我很多時候也有這種感覺。你會克服的。”
“never d,” jake said nlgly “i’ve felt the sa way a lot of tis you’ll t over it”
馬龍呻吟著。“我們一點進展都沒有。這是個多麼瘋狂的主意……”
alone groaned “we aren’t ttg anywhere at all of all the sane ideas—”
“你有更好的主意嗎?” 海倫嚴厲地問。
“have you a better one?” helene asked severely
“沒有。” 他承認。
“no,” he aditted
“那我就繼續嘗試。”
“then i’ll go right on tryg”
馬龍擦了擦臉。現在是七點鐘,從五點半開始,海倫就一直在調製新的雞尾酒。在這段時間裡,床上的年輕人只喝了不到一盎司的酒。
alone opped his face it was now seven o’clock, and helene had been ventg new cktails sce half-past five that ti the young an on the bed had anad to down less than an ounce of lior
梳妝檯上的那堆瓶子足以讓一家高檔酒吧引以為傲。馬龍想到這件事結束後這些瓶子都得由他來處理。他