馬龍探案卷三 之 錯誤的兇案 三十二
電梯裡一路無話，去往汽車的路上也是沉默。直到海倫發動了汽車，傑克才開口說話。
there wasn’t a word all the way down the elevator or on the way to the car not until helene had started the otor did jake speak
“我們發現的人都是有可能謀殺岡布里爾的，” 他鬱郁地說，“但都不是莫娜?麥克萊恩。你覺得胡克說的是真的嗎？”
“we keep fdg people who should have urdered gubril,” he said glooily “but not ona ne do you thk hook is a pern who was asciated with that anization “do you thk hook is tellg the truth?”
“毫無疑問，” 馬龍向他保證，“他是個騙子，但在這方面他很誠實。” 他皺了皺眉，“很容易看出他為什麼會認為弗雷特清空了岡布里爾的保險箱。但如果她去過他的房間 ——”
“no doubt of it,” alone assured hi “he’s a crook, but he’s perfectly honest” he swled “it’s easy to see why he figured that fleurette had cleaned out gubril’s strongbox but if she had gone to his roo-”
“她確實去過他的房間，” 傑克興奮地說。
“she did go to his roo,” jake said excitedly
“你不會是碰巧有了洞察力吧？” 律師輕蔑地問。
“you haven’t turned cirvoyant, by any chance?” the wyer asked srnfully
“不是，但我有鼻子，” 傑克說，“香水。我在任何地方都能聞出來。記得我跟你說過那個衣櫥是什麼味道嗎。她的衣服上也有同樣的香水。而且味道還很濃。”
“no, but i’ve got a nose,” jake said “perfu i’d know it anywhere reber i told you how that closet slled there was the sa perfu on her clothes heavy, too”
“如果真是這樣，” 馬龍緩緩地說，“而這很有可能。如果弗雷特確實去過岡布里爾的房間……” 他頓了頓，最後嚴厲地說，“我們必須拿到那個盒子，就這樣。而且，我們必須現在就拿到。”
“if that’s ,” alone said slowly, “and it ay very easily be-if fleurette did go to gubril’s roo-” he paed and fally said grily, “we’ve got to t that box, that’s all what’s ore, we’ve got to t it right now”