<span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';">“<font face="宋体">你不喜欢他，也许</font><font face="times new roman">——</font><font face="宋体">这并不重要。可如果你事先知道会产生这个结果，你当场不会不向</font><font face="times new roman">‘</font><font face="宋体">牙仙</font><font face="times new roman">’</font><font face="宋体">开枪的，是不是？</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，温迪。我会全程监视他的。</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">你们事先没得到任何线索吗？我听到这些人的聒噪，而且问题的关键在这里。</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">我们没有多少线索。只有一些从我们的实验室跟踪得出的结果。他动手很利索而且一直幸运。</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">你呢？</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">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">幸运。</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">有时候是，有时候不是。</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">弗雷迪从来都没有走运过。他说他会在这个案子上发财。所有地方都会出高价买他的消息。</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">他说不定真有可能呢。</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">听我说，格雷厄姆，只要你，你知道，什么时候想喝一杯，我会奉陪的。</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">多谢。</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">不过在街上你得保持清醒。</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">噢，我会的。</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';">温迪走出墓地大门以后两个警察为她从围过来的好奇的人群中间开了一条道。其中一个伸长脖子看的人穿着一件<font face="times new roman">t</font><font face="宋体">恤衫，上面写着：</font><font face="times new roman">“‘</font><font face="宋体">牙仙</font><font face="times new roman">’</font><font face="宋体">是一夜夫妻的站台。</font><font face="times new roman">”</font><font face="宋体">他冲着温迪吹口哨。站在旁边的一个女士打了他一记耳光。</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';">一个身材高大的警察钻进这辆<font face="times new roman">280zx</font><font face="宋体">里，坐在温迪身旁，她便立刻驾车驶出了人群，进入公路车辆的洪流中。另一个警察开着一辆没有警务标志的车随后跟上。</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';">芝加哥的气味就像是酷暑下的一枚用过了的火箭。格雷厄姆觉得孤独，他知道为什么<font face="times new roman">——</font><font face="宋体">葬礼经常让我们有做爱的欲望，它使人看到了死亡。</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';">风把他脚附近的一簇装点葬礼的花丛吹得扑棱棱响。有一秒钟他分明听到海风中的棕榈树飒飒作响。他非常想回家，也非常清楚地知道，在<font face="times new roman">“</font><font face="宋体">巨龙</font><font face="times new roman">”</font><font face="宋体">死之前他不会也不能回家。</font></span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes'; font-size:14.0000pt; font-family:'times new roman';"></span>
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