海伦以能想象到的最悠闲的方式点了一支烟。“菲尔?史密斯说他九点半会在这里，到时候把杰克带来。我知道你九点半之前到不了，所以就定了这个时间。” 她吸了一口烟，又把烟踩灭，说道：“这都是汤姆?伯罗斯安排好的。”
Helene lit a cigarette in the most leisurely fashion imaginable. “Phil Smith said he’d be here at nine-thirty and have Jake brought up then. I knew you wouldn’t get here before nine-thirty so that was the time set.” She took one puff on the cigarette, stamped it out, and said, “Tom Burrows fixed it all up.”
马龙叹了口气，说：“他真好。不，别费心告诉我他是谁。你继续的时候我会努力跟上旋律。”
Malone sighed, said, “Very nice of him. No, don’t bother telling me who he is. I’ll try to catch up with the melody as you go along.”
她在他走到门前之前猛地拉开了一扇沉重的门，然后领着他走进了县书记员的办公室。一道强光让他眨了眨眼。他听到海伦小声说：“那是菲尔?史密斯。” 然后他设法把疲惫的眼睛聚焦在坐在办公桌后面那个英俊的白发男人身上。
She pulled open a heavy door before he could get to it, and led the way into the county clerk’s office. A sudden blaze of light made him blink. He heard Helene murmuring, “That’s Phil Smith,” and managed to focus his tired eyes on the handsome, white-haired man sitting behind his desk.
马龙觉得这不是他想象中的法庭。县书记员和治安法官的办公室合二为一，使得房间的布局有点混乱。但他没花太多时间去想这个问题。长途旅行让他还有点晕头转向，在主街上匆匆忙忙地走让他上气不接下气，而且他对已经发生的和将要发生的事情完全摸不着头脑。他只知道杰克在监狱里，而他应该把他弄出来。
It was not his idea of a courtroom, Malone thought. Combining the offices of county clerk and justice of the peace had led to a little confusion in the layout of the room. But he didn’t take much time to think about it. He was still a bit dazed from the long ride, breathless from the hurried walk up Main Street, and pletely in the dark about what had happened and was going to happen. All he knew was that Jake was in jail, and he was supposed to get him out.
海伦指认的那个白发男人菲尔?史密斯站起来迎接他，亲切地伸出手。“你一定是贾斯特先生的律师。很高兴见到你。希望你旅途愉快。”
The white-haired man Helene had identified as Phil Smith rose to greet him, a cordial hand outstretched. “You must be Mr. Justus’ lawyer. I’m delighted to meet you. I hope you had a pleasant trip.”
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