馬龍探案卷四 之 正確的兇案 十四
“我真的非常抱歉，傑克。” 布萊克縣治安官安迪?阿赫恩說道，“如果我當時在這兒，這種事就不會發生了。很抱歉你被關進了監獄。但是喬很衝動。他當副警長才幾個月，而且他熱愛自己的工作。”
“i’ rry as hell, jake,” andy ahearn, sheriff of bke unty, was sayg “it’d never have happened if i’d been here yself i’ rry you got thrown the jail but joe’s ipetuo he’s only been a deputy for a up onths, and he loves his work”
傑克說：“好吧，也許我不該打他鼻子。但他讓我很惱火。他說我要麼是喝醉了，要麼是瘋了，然後我就發脾氣了。行為不檢點，這個討厭的傢伙！他把我扔進你的該死的監獄，我應該再揍他一頓。”
jake said, “well, aybe i oughtn’t to have bted hi one the nose but he ade re he said i was either drunk or bats, and i lost y teper dirderly nduct, the dirty bu! i ought to bt hi aga for throg your dan jail”
“喬是個非常緊張的人。” 安迪?阿赫恩說。
“joe’s an awful nervo fellow,” andy ahearn said
“此外。” 傑克?賈斯特痛苦地補充道，“我和獄卒玩皮諾奇牌輸了兩美元。”
“besides,” jake jt added bitterly, “i lost o bucks pyg pochle with the jailer”
“他是個很棒的皮諾奇牌玩家。” 安迪說。他又補充道，好像是在提供補償，“喝一杯嗎？”
“he’s a good pochle pyer,” andy said he added, as though offerg reparations, “have a drk?”
“當然。” 傑克說，希望安迪?阿赫恩的杜松子酒自他上次來後質量有所提高。但並沒有。
“sure,” jake said, hopg the ality of andy ahearn’s g had iproved sce his st visit it hadn’t
“我真的對此很抱歉，傑克。” 治安官又說了一遍，“喬也很抱歉。如果我當時在這兒……”
“i really a rry about this, jake,” the sheriff said aga “joe, he’s rry too if i’d been here yself—”
“當然，我們都很抱歉。” 傑克說，“你抱歉，他抱歉，我也抱歉，只有獄卒高興，他贏了兩美元。忘了它吧。這是個很棒的監獄。現在坦白這裡發生的這起謀殺案，我們就兩清了。”
“sure, we’re all rry,” jake said “you’re rry, he’s rry, i’ rry, no