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文案BlackmailArthurHailey○1Thechiefhouseofficer,Ogilvie,whohaddeclaredhewouldappearattheCroydonssuiteanhourafterhiscryptictelephonecallactuallytooktwicethattime.AsaresultthenervesofboththeDukeandDuchesswereexcessivelyfrayedwhenthemutedbuzzeroftheouterdooreventuallysounded.○2TheDuchesswenttothedoorherself.Earliershehaddispatchedhermaidonaninventederrandand,cruelly,instructedthemoon-facedmalesecretary–whowasterrifiedofdogs–toexercisetheBedlingtonterriers.Herowntensionwasnotlessenedbytheknowledgethatbothmightreturnatanymoment.○3AwaveofcigarsmokeaccompaniedOgilviein.Whenhehadfollowedhertothelivingroom,theDuchesslookedpointedlyatthehalf-burnedcigarinthefatman’smouth.“MyhusbandandIfindstrongsmokeoffensive.Wouldyoukindlyputthatout."○4Thehousedetective'spiggyeyessurveyedhersardonicallyfromhisgrossjowledface.Hisgazemovedontosweepthespacious,well-appointedroom,encompassingtheDukewhofacedthemuncertainly,hisbacktoawindow.○5"Prettyneatset-upyoufolksgot.”Takinghistime,Ogilvieremovedtheoffendingcigar,knockedofftheashandflippedthebutttowardanornamentalfireplaceonhisright.Hemissed,andthebuttfelluponthecarpetwhereheignoredit.○6TheDuchess'slipstightened.Shesaidsharply,imagineyoudidnotcomeheretodiscussdcoré".○7Theobesebodyshookinanappreciativechuckle."No,ma'am,can'tsayIdid.Ilikenicethings,though."Heloweredthelevelofhisincongruousfalsettovoice."Likethatcarofyours.Theoneyoukeephereinthehotel.Jaguar,ain'tit?"精彩文档实用标准文案○8"Aah!"Itwasnotaspokenword,butanemissionofbreathfromtheDukeofCroydon.Hiswifeshothimaswift,warningglance.○”9"Inwhatconceivablewaydoesourcarconcernyou?○10AsifthequestionfromtheDuchesshadbeenasignal,thehousedetective'smannerchanged.Heinquiredabruptly,"Whoelseisinthisplace?"○11ItwastheDukewhoanswered,"Noone.Wesentthemout."○12"There'sthingsitpaystocheck."Movingwithsurprisingspeed,thefatmanwalkedaroundthesuite,openingdoorsandinspectingthespacebehindthem.Obviouslyheknewtheroomarrangementwell.Afterreopeningandclosingtheouterdoor,hereturned,apparentlysatisfied,tothelivingroom.○13TheDuchesshadseatedherselfinastraight-backedOgilvieremainedstanding.○14"Nowthen,"hesaid."Youtwowasinthehit-'n-run."○15Shemethiseyesdirectly."Whatareyoutalkingabout?"○16"Don'tplaygames,lady.Thisisforreal."Hetookoutafreshcigarandbitofftheend,"Yousawthepapers.There'sbeenplentyonradio,too."○17TwohighpointsofcolorappearedinthepalenessoftheDuchessofCroydon'scheeks."Whatyouaresuggestingisthemostdisgusting,ridiculous..."○18"Itoldyou–Cutitout!”Thewordsspatforthwithsuddensavagery,allpretenseofblandnessgone.IgnoringtheDuke,Ogilviewavedtheunlightedcigarunderhisadversary'sadversary'snose."Youlistentome,yourhigh-an'-mightiness.Thiscity'sburnin'mad–cops,mayor,everybodyelse.Whentheyfindwhodonethatlastnight,whokilledthatkidan'itsmother,thenhigh-tailedit,they'llthrowthebook,andnevermindwhoithits,orwhethertheygotfancytitlesneither.NowIknowwhatIknow,andifIdowhatbyrightsIshould,there'llbeasquadofcopsinheresofastyou'llhardlysee'em.ButIcometoyoufirst,infairness,so'syoucouldtellyoursideofittome."Thepiggyeyesblinked,thenhardened."'fyouwantittheotherway,just精彩文档实用标准文案sayso."○19TheDuchessofCroydon–threecenturiesandahalfofinbredarrogancebehindher–didnotyieldeasily.Springingtoherfeet,herfacewrathful,gray-greeneyesblazing,shefacedthegrossnessofthehousedetectivesquarely.Hertonewouldhavewitheredanyonewhoknewherwell.“Youunspeakableblackguard!Howdareyou!”○20Eventheself-assuranceofOgilvieflickeredforaninstant.ButitwastheDukeofCroydonwhointerjected,"It'snogo,oldgirl.I'mafraid.Itwasagoodtry."FacingOgilvie,hesaid,"Whatyouaccuseusofistrue.Iamtoblame.Iwasdrivingthecarandkilledthelittlegirl."○21"That'smorelikeit,"Ogilviesaid.Helitthefreshcigar."Nowwe'regettingsomewhere."○22Wearily,inagestureofsurrender,theDuchessofCroydonsankbackintoherchair.Claspingherhandstoconcealtheirtrembling,sheasked."Whatisityouknow?"○23"Wellnow,I'llspellitout."Thehousedetectivetookhistime,leisurelyputtingacloudofbluecigarsmoke,hiseyessardonicallyontheDuchessasifchallengingherobjection.Butbeyondwrinklinghernoseindistaste,shemadenocomment.○24OgilviepointedtotheDuke."Lastnight,earlyon,youwenttoLindy'sPlaceinIrishBayou.YoudrovethereinyourfancyJaguar,andyoutookaladyfriend.Leastways,Iguessyou'dcallherthatifyou'renottoofussy."○25AsOgilvieglanced,grinning,attheDuchess,theDukesaidsharply,"Getonwithit!"○26"Well"–thesmugfatfaceswungback–"thewayIhearit,youwonahundredatthetables,thenlostitatthebar.Youwereintoasecondhundred–witharealswingingparty–whenyourwifeheregotthereinataxi."○27"Howdoyouknowallthis?"精彩文档实用标准文案○28"I'lltellyou,Duke–I'vebeeninthistownandthishotelalongtime.Igotfriendsallover.Iobligethem;theydothesameforme,likelettingmeknowwhatgives,an’where.Thereain'tmuch,outoftheway,whichpeoplewhostayinthishoteldo,Idon'tgettohearabout.Mostof’emneverknowIknow,orknowme.Theythinktheygottheirlittlesecrettuckedaway,andsotheyhave–exceptlikenow."○29TheDukesaidcoldly,"Isee."○’How'dam.youfigure30"OnethingI'dliketoknow.Igotacuriousnature,mawherehewas?"○31TheDuchesssaid,"Youknowsomuch...Isupposeitdoesn'tmatter.Myhusbandhasahabitofmakingnoteswhileheistelephoning.Afterwardheoftenforgetstodestroythem.”○32Thehousedetectivecluckedhistonguereprovingly."Alittlecarelesshabitlikethat,Duke–lookatthemessitgetsyouin.Well,here'swhatIfigureabouttherest.Youan'yourwifetookoffhome,youdrivin',thoughthewaythingsturnedoutitmighthavebeenbetterifshe'dhavedrove."○33"Mywifedoesn'tdrive."○34Ogilvienoddedunderstandingly."Explainsthatone.Anyway,Ireckonyouwerelickered(=liquored)up,butgood..."○35TheDuchessinterrupted."Thenyoudon'tknow!Youdon'tknowanythingforsure!Youcan'tpossiblyprove..."○36"Lady,IcanproveallIneedto."○37TheDukecautioned,"Betterlethimfinish,oldgirl."○–38"That'sright,"Ogilviesaid."Justsitan'listen.LastnightIseenyoucomeinthroughthebasement,so'snottousethelobby.Lookedrightshaken,too,thepairofyou.Justcomeinmyself,an'Igottowonderingwhy.LikeIsaid,Igotacuriousnature."精彩文档实用标准文案○39TheDuchessbreathed,"Goon."○40"Latelastnightthewordwasoutaboutthehit-'n-run.OnahunchIwentoverthegarageandtookaquietlook-seeatyourcar.Youmaybedon'tknow–it'sawayinacorner,behindapillarwherethejockeysdon'tseeitwhenthey'recomin'by."○41TheDukelickedhislips."Isupposethatdoesn'tmatternow."○42"Youmighthavesomethingthere,"Ogilvieconceded."Anyway,whatIfoundmademedosomescouting--acrossatpoliceheadquarterswheretheyknowmetoo."Hepausedtopuffagainatthecigarashislistenerswaitedsilently.Whenthecigartipwasglowingheinspectedit,thencontinued."Overtheretheygotthreethingstogoon.Theygotaheadlighttrimringwhichmustacomeoffwhenthekidan’thewomwashit.Theygotsomeheadlightglass,andlookin’atthekid'sclothin',theyreckonthere'llbeabrushtrace."○43"Awhat?"○44"Yourubclothesagainstsomethinghard,Duchess,speciallyifit'sshinylikeacarfender,say,an'itleavesamarkthesamewayasfingerprints.Thepolicelabkinpickitupliketheydoprints–dustit,an’itshows."○45"That'sinteresting,"theDukesaid,asifspeakingofsomethingunconnectedwithhimself."Ididn'tknowthat."○46"Notmanydo.Inthiscase,though,Ireckonitdon'tmakealoto'difference.Onyourcaryougotabustedheadlight,andthetrimring'sgone.Ain'tanydoubtthey'dmatchup,evenwithoutthebrushtracean’thebloodI.should0hyeah,toldyou.There'splentyofblood,thoughitdon'tshowtoomuchontheblackpaint."○47"Oh,myGod!"Ahandtoherface,theDuchessturnedaway.○48Herhusbandasked,"Whatdoyouproposetodo?"○49Thefatmanrubbedhishandstogether,lookingdownathisthick,fleshyfingers."LikeIsaid,Icometohearyoursideofit."精彩文档实用标准文案○50TheDukesaiddespairingly,“WhatcanIpossiblysay?Youknowwhathappened”.Hemadeanattempttosquarehisshoulderswhichdidnotsucceed“You'd.bettercallthepoliceandgetitover”.○51“Wellnow,there'snocallforbeinghasty.”Theincongruousfalsettovoicetookonamusingnote.“What'sdone'sbeendone.Rushinganyplaceain'tgonnabringbackthekidnoritsmotherneither.Besides,whatthey'ddotoyouacrossattheheadquarters,Duke,youwouldn'tlike.Nosir,youwouldn'tlikeitatall.”○52Theothertwoslowlyraisedtheireyes.○53“Iwashoping,”Ogilviesaid,“thatyoufolkscouldsuggestsomething”.○54TheDukesaiduncertainly,“Idon'tunderstand”.○55“Iunderstand,”theDuchessofCroydonsaid.“Youwantmoney,don'tyou?Youcameheretoblackmailus”.○56Ifsheexpectedherwordstoshock,theydidnotsucceed.Thehousedetectiveshrugged.“Whatevernamesyoucallthings,ma'am,don'tmattertome.AllIcomeforwastohelpyoupeopleoutoftrouble.ButIgottolivetoo.”○57”You'dacceptmoneytokeepsilentaboutwhatyouknow?”○58”IreckonImight.”○59”Butfromwhatyousay,”theDuchesspointedout,herpoiseforthemomentrecovered,“itwoulddonogood.Thecarwouldbediscoveredinanycase”.○60”Iguessyou'dhavetotakethatchance.Butthere'ssomereasonsitmightnotbe.SomethingIain'ttoldyouyet.”○“Tellusnow,please”.61○Ogilviesaid,“Iain'tfiguredthisoutmyselfcompletely.Butwhenyouhitthat62kidyouwasgoingawayfromtown,nottoit.”○63”We'dmadeamistakeintheroute,”theDuchesssaid.“Somehowwe'dbecome精彩文档实用标准文案turnedaround.It'seasilydoneinNewOrleans,withthestreetwindingastheydo.Afterward,usingsidestreets,wewentback“.○“Ithoughtitmightbethat,”Ogilvienoddedunderstandingly.“Butthepolice64ain'tfigureditthatway.They’forrelosomebodykingwhowasheadedout.That'swhy,rightnow,they'reworkin'onthesuburbsandtheoutsidetowns.Theymaygetaroundtosearchin'downtown,butitwon'tbeyet.“○65“Howlongbeforetheydo?”66“Maybethree,fourdays.Theygotalotofotherplacestolookfirst”.○○“Howcouldthathelpus---thedelay‘?”67○“Itmight,”Ogilviesaid.“Providin'nobodytwigsthecar–an'seein'whereitis,68youmightbeluckythere.An'ifyoucangetitaway.”○69“Youmeanoutofthestate?”○“Imeanouto’theSouth.”70○71“Thatwouldn'tbeeasy?”○72“No,ma'am.Everystatearound–Texas,Arkansas,Mississippi,Alabama,alltherest'llbewatchingforacardamagedthewayyoursis”.○73TheDuchessconsidered“.Isthereanypossibilityofhavingrepairsmadefirst?Iftheworkweredonediscreetlywecouldpaywell.“○74Thehousedetectiveshookhisheademphatically.“Youtrythat,youmightaswellwalkovertoheadquartersrightnowan'giveup.EveryrepairshopinLouisiana'sbeentoldtoholler'cops'theminuteacarneedingfixin'likeyourscomesin.They'ddoit,too.Youpeoplearehot”.○75TheDuchessofCroydonkeptfirm,tightreinonherracingmind.Itwasessential,sheknew,thatherthinkingremaincalmandreasoned.Inthelastfewminutestheconversationhadbecomeasseeminglycasualasifthediscussionwereofsomeminordomesticmatterandnotsurvivalitself.Sheintendedtokeepitthatway.Oncemore,精彩文档实用标准文案shewasaware,theroleofleadershiphadfallentoher,herhusbandnowatensebutpassivespectatoroftheexchangebetweentheeviltatmanandherself.Nomatter.Whatwasinevitablemustbeaccepted.Theimportantthingwastoconsideralleventualities.Athoughtoccurredtoher.○76“Thepiecefromourcarwhichyousaythepolicehave.Whatisitcalled?”○77“Atrimring.”○78“Isittraceable?”○79Ogilvienoddedaffirmatively.“Theycanfigurewhatkindo'carit'sfrom---make,model,an'maybetheyear,orclosetoit.Samethingwiththeglass.Butwithyourcarbeingforeign,it'lllikelytakeafewdays.”○80“Butafterthat,”shepersisted,“thepolicewillknowthey'relookingforaJaguar?”○81“Ireckonthat'sso.“○82TodaywasTuesday.Fromallthatthismansaid,theyhaduntilFridayorSaturdayatbest.WithcalculatedcoolnesstheDuchessreasoned:thesituationcamedowntooneessential.Assumingthehotelmanwasboughtoff,theironlychance--aslimone--layinremovingthecarquickly,Ifitcouldbegotnorth,tooneofthebigcitieswheretheNewOrleanstragedyandsearchwouldbeunknown,repairscouldbemadequietly,theincriminatingevidenceremoved.Then,evenifsuspicionsettledontheCroydonslater,nothingcouldbeproved.Buthowtogetthecaraway?○83Undoubtedlywhatthisoafishdetectivesaidwastrue:AswellasLouisiana,theotherstatesthroughwhichthecarwouldhavetopasswouldbealertandwatchful.Everyhighwaypatrolwouldbeonthelookoutforadamagedhead-lightwithamissingtrimring.Therewouldprobablyberoad-blocks.Itwouldbehardnottofallvictimtosomesharpeyedpoliceman.○84Butitmightbedone.Ifthecarcouldbedrivenatnightandconcealedbyday.Therewereplentyofplacestopulloffthehighwayandbeunobserved.Itwouldbe精彩文档实用标准文案hazardous,butnomorethanwaitinghereforcertaindetection.Therewouldbebackroads.Theycouldchooseanunlikelyroutetoavoidattention.○85Buttherewouldbeothercomplications...andnowwasthetimetoconsiderthem.Travelingbysecondaryroadswouldbedifficultunlessknowingtheterrain.TheCroydonsdidnot.Norwaseitherofthemadeptatusingmaps.Andwhentheystoppedforpetrol,astheywouldhaveto,theirspeechandmannerwouldbetraythem,makingthemconspicuous.Andyet...thesewereriskswhichhadtobetaken.○86Orhadthey?○87TheDuchessfacedOgilvie.“Howmuchdoyouwant?”○88Theabruptnesstookhimbysurprise.“Well...Ifigureyoupeopleareprettywellfixed.”○89Shesaidcoldly,“Iaskedhowmuch.”○90Thepiggyeyesblinked.Tenthousanddollars”.○91Thoughitwastwicewhatshehadexpected,herexpressiondidnotchange.“Assumingwepaidthisgrotesqueamount,whatwouldwereceiveinreturn?”○92Thefatmanseemedpuzzled“.LikeIsaid,IkeepquietaboutwhatIknow.”○93“Andthealternative?”○94Heshrugged.“Igodownthelobby.Ipickupaphone.“○95“No,”Thestatementwasunequivocal“.Wewillnotpay,you.”○96AstheDukeofCroydonshifteduneasily,thehousedetective'sbulbouscountenancereddened,“Nowlisten,lady”○97Peremptorilyshecuthimoft.“Iwillnotlisten.Instead,youwilllistentome.”Hereyeswererivetedonhisface,herhandsome,highcheekbonedfeaturessetintheirmostimperiousmold.“Wewouldachievenothingbypayingyou,exceptpossiblyafewdays'respite.Youhavemadethatabundantlyclear”.精彩文档实用标准文案○98“That'sachanceyougotta...”○99“Silence!”Hervoicewasawhiplash.Eyesboredintohim.Swallowing,sullenly,hecomplied.100Whatcamenext,theDuchessofCroydonknew,couldbethemostsignificantthingshehadeverdone.Theremustbenomistake,novacillationordallyingbecauseofherownsmallnessofmind.Whenyouwereplayingforthehigheststakes,youmadethehighestbid.Sheintendedtogambleonthefatman'sgreed.Shemustdosoinsuchawayastoplacetheoutcomebeyondanydoubt.101Shedeclareddecisively,“Wewillnotpayyoutenthousanddollars.Butwewillpayyoutwenty-fivethousanddollars.”102Thehousedetective'seyesbulged.103“Inreturnforthat,”shecontinuedevenly,“Youwilldriveourcarnorth.”104Ogilviecontinuedtostare.105“Twenty-fivethousanddollars,”sherepeated.“Tenthousandnow.FifteenthousandmorewhenyoumeetusinChicago”.106Stillwithoutspeaking,thefatmanlickedhislips.Hisbeadyeyes,asifunbelieving,werefocuseduponherown.Thesilencehung.107Then,asshewatchedintently,hegavetheslightestofnods.108Thesilenceremained.AtlengthOgilviespoke.“Thiscigarbotherin'you,Duchess?”109Asshenodded,heputitout.(fromHotel,1965)精彩文档