<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">实际上，他上星期给我打过电话。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font><font face="宋体">米克斯说。</font><font face="times new roman">“</font><font face="宋体">他怎么了？</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">他说有人在我管的片儿提前查过表了，好像有人认为我没有按规定查电表。你不会相信我在家里编电表数字吧？</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">是的。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">你真的不那么想，是不是？我的意思是，如果有人把我列在黑名单上，我希望他明白地告诉我。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">假使你在我的黑名单上，你以为我会不敢告诉你本人吗？</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">不会。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">那就对了。如果任何人检查你的工作，我是第一个知道的人。你的头头们在这种情况下会一直这样做的。没有人监视你的工作，霍伊特，你千万别听帕森的任何鬼话。他已经老了，而且与人为敌。上星期他给我打电话，对我说：</font><font face="times new roman">‘</font><font face="宋体">恭喜你开始聪明地对付那个霍伊特</font><font face="times new roman">·</font><font face="宋体">路易斯了。</font><font face="times new roman">’</font><font face="宋体">对他的话我根本理都不理。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">我真后悔咱们对他损坏表的事没有将他绳之以法。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font><font face="宋体">路易斯说。</font><font face="times new roman">“</font><font face="宋体">我正在胡同口的一棵树底下打算吃午饭，他蹿出来吓了我一跳。他就欠一顿好揍。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">我在查那片地区的时候也是在那里休息，</font><font face="times new roman">”</font><font face="宋体">米克斯说，</font><font face="times new roman">“</font><font face="宋体">伙计，我跟你说有一次我看见利兹太太</font><font face="times new roman">——</font><font face="宋体">噢，她已经死了，现在这么说真不好</font><font face="times new roman">——</font><font face="宋体">不过有两三次我真的看见她穿着泳装在自家后院里晒太阳。哇噢，她的小腹的曲线很好看，那么慢慢地收下去。他们一家真惨。她是个好太太。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">他们抓住罪犯没有？</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">还没。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">真不公平，怎么他选中了利兹一家，而让老帕森在街的另一边逍遥自在。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font><font face="宋体">路易斯说。</font><font face="times new roman">“</font><font face="宋体">我告诉你，我从来不让我媳妇只穿游泳衣到院子里去转悠。她总说：</font><font face="times new roman">‘</font><font face="宋体">傻比利，谁会看见呢。</font><font face="times new roman">’</font><font face="宋体">我就跟她讲，你不知道什么样的一个疯流氓会蹿出来，越过栅栏，暴露他的生殖器。警察找你了吗？你看见过什么陌生人吗？</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">找过我。我觉得他们把每个在那边工作的人都找遍了，送信的，还有其他的。不过我从上星期直到今天一直在贝蒂简胡同另一侧的劳雷尔林那边查表。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font><font face="宋体">路易斯撕下啤酒的商标。</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">你刚才说帕森上星期找过你？</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">对。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">那么他肯定看见有人在我之前读过电表，否则他今天不会只是编出个谎话来吓唬我。你肯定没让其他人来查，而且他看见的肯定不是我。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">没准是东南贝尔公司来查看什么。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">也许。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">不过我们两家并不共用电线。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">你觉得我该报警吗？</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">报警没有坏处。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">对，也正好给老帕森点颜色看看，让他和法律谈谈吧。无论怎么样，等警车开到他们家，会把他的狗屎吓出来。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>

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