馬龍探案卷五 之 盛怒的審判 四
傑克看了看錶。自從前參議員佩維利被謀殺已經過去了整整四十七分鐘。照這樣下去，治安官克林可能要花四十七年才能找出是誰謀殺了他。
jake looked at his watch it had been exactly forty-seven utes sce the urder of ex-senator peveley at the rate thgs were gog, it would probably be forty-seven years before sheriff klg found out who urdered hi
走廊西端的大門砰地一聲開啟，又砰地一聲關上，一個年輕人以近似閃電的速度和怒氣擠進了圍在治安官克林周圍的人群中央。他是一個身材矮小、瘦弱的年輕人，有著沙色的金髮和一張蒼白的臉，上面佈滿了淺棕色的雀斑。此刻，他似乎想用從無框眼鏡後面射出的目光把治安官克林擊斃。
the great door at the west end of the rridor band open, band shut aga, and a young an phed his way to the center of the group around sheriff klg with the approxiate speed and fury of a lightng bolt he was a short, slight young an with sandy blond hair and a pale face that was liberally sprkled with light-brown freckles at the ont he appeared to be tryg to strike sheriff klg dead with the gnce he shot fro behd riless gsses
“這是什麼意思？我想你是不想給我打電話吧？”
“what’s the idea? i don’t suppose it would our to you to call ”
治安官怒目而視，用襯衫袖子的背面擦去額頭上的汗水。“我已經有夠多的事情要操心了，沒工夫管你。”
the sheriff gred right back at hi, wipg the sweat fro his forehead with the back of his shirt sleeve “i’ve had enough on y d without botherg about you”
年輕人急促地吸了一口氣。“多久以前發生的？你做了什麼？為什麼 ——” 他的目光落在傑克和海倫身上。“你們是誰？”
the young an drew a ick breath “how long ago did it happen? what have you done? why -” his eyes fell on jake and helene “who are you?”
“城裡來的滑頭，” 傑克不耐煩地說，“你是誰？”
“the city slicker,” jake said irritably, “and who are you?”