第14章 羊腿与谋杀3（第1页）

第14章羊腿与谋杀（3）

&instinottobelieveanyofit，torejectitall。Itoccurredtoherthatperhapshehadn'tevesheherselfhadimagihing。Maybe，ifshewentaboutherbusinessahoughshehadn'tbeehenlater，wheofwokeupagaifihadeverhappened。

"I'llgetthesupper，"shemaowhisper，andthistimehedidn'tstopher。

Whenshewalkedacrosstheroomshe'tfeelherfeettougthefloor。She'tfeelanythingatall-exceptaslightnauseaaovwasautomatithestepstothecellar，thelightswitch，thedeepfreeze，thehaheettakingholdofthefirstobjectitmet。Shelifteditout，a。Itaper，soshetookoffthepaperaagain。

Alegoflamb。

Allrightthen，theywouldhavelambforsupper。Shecarrieditupstairs，holdihiwithbothherhands，ahroughthelivingroom，shesawhimstaheithhisbacktoher，aopped。

&quod'ssake，"hesaid，hearinround。"Don'tmakesupperforme。I'mgoingout。"

Atthatpoint，MaryMaloneysimplybehindhimandausesheswungthebigfrozenlegoflambhighintheairandbroughtitdownashardasshethebackofhishead。

&justaswellhavehithimwithasteelclub。

&eppedbackapag，ahingwasthatheremaialeastfourorfivesetlyswaying。Thenhecrashedtothecarpet。

Thevioleheable，helpedbriofheshock。Shecameoutslowly，feelingdsurprised，aoodforawhileblinkiillholdingtheridiculouspieeattightwithbothhands。

Allright，shetoldherself。SoI'vekilledhim。

Itwasextraordinary，now，howclearhermindbecameallofasuddehi。Asthewifeofadetective，shekeenaltywouldbe。Thatwasfimadeoher。Infact，itwouldbearelief。Oherhand，whataboutthechild?Whatwerethelawsaboutmurdererswithunborheykillthemboth-motherandchild?Ordidtheywaituhmonth?Whatdidtheydo?

MaryMaloneydidn'tknow。Aainlywasn'tpreparedtotakeace。

Shecarriedthemeati，plaapaheovenonhigh，aihenshewashedherhandsandranupstairstothebedroom。Shesatdowhemirror，tidiedherhair，touchedupherlipsariedasmile。Itcameoutratherpeculiar。Shetriedagain。

"Hullo，Sam，"shesaidbrightly，aloud。

Thevoidedpeculiartoo。

"Iotatoesplease，Sam。Yes，andIthinkaofpeas。"

Thatwasbetter。Boththesmileandthevoutbetternow。

Sherehearseditseveraltimesmore。Thensherandownstairs，tookhertoutthebackdoor，downthegarden，i。

Itwasn'tsixo'clodthelightswerestilloninthegroceryshop。

"Hullo，Sam，"shesaidbrightly，smilingatthemaheter。

"Why，goodevening，Mrs。Maloney。How'reyou?"

"Iotatoesplease，Sam。Yes，andIthinkaofpeas。"

&urnedandreachedupbehindhimohepeas。

"Patrick'vedecidedhe'stiredawaonight，"shetoldhim。"WeusuallygooutThursdays，youknow，andnowhe'scaughtmewithoutaablesinthehouse。"

"Thenhowaboutmeat，Mrs。Malo;

"No，I'vegotmeat，thanks。Igotanibfromthefreezer。"

"Oh。"

"Idon'tknowmuchlikegitfrozen，Sam，butI'mtakingaitthistime。Youthinkit'llbeallright?"

"Personally，"thegrocersaid，"Idon'tbelieveitmakesanydifference。YouwanttheseIdahopotatoes?"

"Ohyes，that'llbefiwoofthose。"