第143章 卷5 (第1/8页)

马龙探案卷五 之 盛怒的审判五

约翰?j?马龙

79 西华盛顿街

芝加哥，伊利诺伊州

杰克在威斯康星州杰克逊卷入谋杀案，你能来吗？

海伦

john j alone

79 west washgton street

chicago illois

jake volved urder jackn wisns can you e

helene

约翰?约瑟夫?马龙，芝加哥最聒噪也最有名的刑事律师，不悦地盯着桌上的电报。这可能是个恶作剧，也可能是真事。不管是哪种情况，他都不想参与。

john joseph alone, chicago’s noisiest and ost noted crial wyer, stared urly at the telegra on his desk it ight be a gag, or it ight be serio whichever it was, he wanted no part of it

他是个矮胖、红脸的男人，一头浓密的黑色乱发总是需要梳理。他那天早上刚穿上的芬奇利套装，已经看起来像是他在高架桥下睡了六周一样。他那条鲜艳的花格子三美元领带上有个小污点，潮湿的衬衫前襟上有一堆雪茄烟灰。

he was a short, pudgy, red-faced an, with a thick shock of dap bck hair perpetually need of bg his fchley suit, freshly donned that orng, already looked as though he had been sleepg under the el for six weeks there was a sall spot on his bright pid three-dolr cravat, and a cascade of cigar ashes on his dap shirt front

从他的外表看不出他在职业上的成功，但他的声誉和客户群都令人羡慕 —— 或者说不令人羡慕，这取决于从哪个角度看。他最关心的是确保他的客户都不会进监狱，而每当这无法在不出庭的情况下实现时，他在陪审团面前的表现与其说是技术性的，不如说是戏剧性的。

there was nothg about his appearance to dicate his suess his profession, but both his reputation and his clientele were enviable-or unenviable, dependg on how one looked at it his greatest ncern was seeg that none of his clients nded behd the bars, and whenever this uldn’t be achieved without actually appearg urt, his anner before a jury was not uch technical as pyrotechnical

他对着电报做了个厌恶的表情。“杰克和海伦上次卷入谋杀案差点