马龙探案卷四 之 正确的凶案 二十三
“我当然可以让他清醒到足以说话的程度。”马龙疲倦地说，“但那又有什么用呢？”
“Sure I could sober him up enough to talk,” Malone said wearily. “But what good would it do?”
“那没用。”杰克说，“关键是要从他完全清醒的时候开始，然后让他恢复到某个特定的状态。”
“It wouldn’t do any good,” Jake said. “The trick is to start with him pletely sober and bring him back to just a certain stage.”
“去他的。”律师说，“考虑到我们不在的时候他可能喝了各种各样的东西，要花两天时间才能把他弄清醒到能让他清醒说话的程度。”
“The hell with it,” the lawyer said. “Considering the many and varied collection of things he probably drank while we were out, it would take two days to unscramble him enough to get him sober.”
“等一下！”海伦说，“让我想想。”她沉默了一两分钟。“马龙，再把浴缸装满水，然后对他采取行动。我要打个电话。”
“Wait a minute!” Helene said. “Let me think.” She was silent for a moment or two. “Malone, fill up the bathtub again and go to work on him. I have telephoning to do.”
“海伦，你脑子里在想什么可怕的事情？”
“Helene, what horrible thing is forming in your mind?”
“别问问题。我知道自己在做什么。只要让他再动起来、再说话就行。”
“Don’t ask questions. I know what I’m doing. Just get him moving and talking again.”
律师呻吟道：“我真希望自己在睡觉。”
The lawyer groaned. “I wish I was asleep.”
“你想让我给冯·弗拉纳根打电话，告诉他你从昨天晚上起就一直把罗斯·麦克劳林藏在这儿吗？”
“Do you want me to phone von Flanagan and tell him you’ve been keeping Ross McLaurin hidden out here since yesterday evening?”
“好吧。”马龙疲倦地说，“我知道什么时候自己输了。”他走进浴室，打开冷水。“我不知道你要做什么，但不管是什么，我都不会喜欢。杰克，帮我一把。”他们两人一起把毫无反抗能力的年轻人拖进浴室，然后关上了门。
“All right,” Malone said wearily, “I know when I’m licked.” He went into the bathroom and turned on the cold water. “I don’t know what you’re going to do, but whatever it is, I won’t like it. Lend me a hand, Jake.” Between them they hauled the unresisting young man into the bathroom and closed the door.
他们回来的时候，海伦刚刚放下电话。“我们的年轻朋友恢复活力了吗？”
When they returned, Helene was just setting down the telephone. “Is our young friend restored to life?”
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