【10月26日】——警察与赞美诗（4）
[i=s] 本帖最后由 jane019 于 2012-10-28 21:10 编辑 [/i][p=30, 2, left][font=Times New Roman][size=14pt]“Where’s the man that done that?” inquired the officer excitedly. [/size][/font][size=14pt][/size][/p][p=30, 2, left][font=Times New Roman][size=14pt]“Don’t you figure out that I might have had something to do with it?” said Soapy,not without sarcasm,but friendly,as one greets good fortune. [/size][/font][size=14pt][/size][/p][p=30, 2, left][font=Times New Roman][size=14pt]The policeman’s mind refused to accept Soapy even as a clue. Men who smash windows do not remain to parley with the law’s minions. They take to their heels. The policeman saw a man halfway down the block running to catch a car. With drawn club he joined in the pursuit. Soapy,with disgust in his heart,loafed along,twice unsuccessful. [/size][/font][size=14pt][/size][/p][p=30, 2, left][font=Times New Roman][size=14pt]On the opposite side of the street was a restaurant of no great pretensions. It catered to large appetites and modest purses. Its crockery and atmosphere were thick; its soup and napery thin. Into this place Soapy took his accusive shoes and tell-tale trousers without challenge. At a table he sat and consumed beefsteak,flap-jacks,doughnuts,and pie. And then to the waiter he betrayed the fact that the minutest coin and himself were strangers. [/size][/font][size=14pt][/size][/p][p=30, 2, left][font=Times New Roman][size=14pt]“Now,get busy and call a cop,” said Soapy. “And don’t keep a gentleman waiting.” [/size][/font][size=14pt][/size][/p][p=30, 2, left][font=Times New Roman][size=14pt]“No cop for youse,” said the waiter,with a voice like butter cakes and an eye like the cherry in a Manhattan cocktail. “Hey,Con!” [/size][/font][size=14pt][/size][/p][p=30, 2, left][font=Times New Roman][size=14pt]Neatly upon his left ear on the callous pavement two waiters pitched Soapy. He arose,joint by joint,as a carpenter’s rule opens,and beat the dust from his clothes. Arrest seemed but a rosy dream. The Island seemed very far away. A policeman who stood before a drug store two doors away laughed and walked down the street.[/size][/font][size=14pt][/size][/p] 参考译文
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