The story he unfolded was a long one, the story of a Little monopoly of crime and gambling, with the miserly, wizened Gumbril as business head, and the big gangster as manager of operations. The tale led slowly up to the Ogletree kidnapping.
“小乔治是自己处理绑架案的吗？” 马龙问，“还是为了你，或者为了冈布里尔？”
“Did Little Georgie handle the snatch on his own?” Malone asked, “or for you, or for Gumbril?”
马克斯?胡克把头歪向一边。“嗯，实际上是为了冈布里尔。你可以说我把乔治借给了冈布里尔。”
Max Hook put his head on one side. “Well now, it was really for Gumbril. You might say I lent the Cherry to Gumbril.”
“你得到了多少？” 这个问题就像鞭子一样犀利。
“How much did you get?” The question was like the snap of a whip.
“一分也没……” 马克斯?胡克话锋一转，“这他妈关你什么事？”
“Not a damn-” Max Hook caught himself. “What the hell business of yours is it?”
马龙吹了声口哨。“你意味着你没分到那五万块？”
Malone whistled. “You mean you didn’t get a cut of the fifty grand?”
大块头的脸颊上竟然泛起了一丝红晕。“我告诉过你，我把乔治借给了冈布里尔。这是我个人对他的帮助。我欠他一两个人情，你懂吧。冈布里尔给了乔治一千块，考虑到乔治只是负责接走那个女孩，这对他来说是一笔大钱。”
There was actually a faint blush on the big man’s cheek. “I told you I lent the Cherry. It was a personal favor to Gumbril. I owed him a favor or two, y’understand. Gumbril, he give the Cherry a grand, which was big pay for him, considering all the Cherry done was pick up the girl and deliver her.”
“冈布里尔让他签收据了吗？”
“Did Gumbril make him sign a receipt for the dough?”
“你当然知道他签了，” 小乔治突然说道，“他给别人一分钱都会要收据。他说这是他保护自己的方式。你以为我那天闯进那个房间要从那里拿走什么？”
“You know damned well he did,” Little Georgie said suddenly. “He never gave anybody a dime without a receipt. Said it was his way of protecting himself. What the hell do you think I wanted out of that room, anyway?”
马克斯?胡克突然说：“那它现在在哪里？这才是我想知道的。如果你没有拿到，而桑德斯女士也没有，那它在哪里？”
Max Hook suddenly said, “Where is it now? That’s what I want to know. If you didn’t get it, and the Sanders dame didn’t have it, where is it?”
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