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第39章 掘墓盗尸人7（第2页）

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ButMacfarlanesilencedhimroughly，biddinghimturntobusiness。Whentheyhadgotthebodyustairsandlaiditonthetable，Macfarlanemadeatfirstasifheweregoingaway。Thenheausedandseemedtohesitate;andthen，

"Youhadbetterlookattheface，

"saidhe，intonesofsomeconstraint。

"Youhadbetter，

"hereeated，asFettesonlystaredathiminwonder。

"Butwhere，andhow，andwhendidyoucomebyit?

"criedtheother。

"Lookattheface，

"wastheonlyanswer。

Fetteswasstaggered;strangedoubtsassailedhim。Helookedfromtheyoungdoctortothebody，andthenbackagain。Atlast，withastart，hedidashewasbidden。Hehadalmostexectedthesightthatmethiseyes，andyettheshockwascruel。Tosee，fixedintherigidityofdeathandnakedonthatcoarselayerofsackcloth，themanwhomhehadleftwellcladandfullofmeatandsinuonthethresholdofatavern，awoke，eveninthethoughtlessFettes，someoftheterrorsoftheconscience。ItwasaCRASTIBIwhichre-echoedinhissoul，thattwowhomhehadknownshouldhavecometolieuontheseicytables。Yetthesewereonlysecondarythoughts。HisfirstconcernregardedWolfe。Unrearedforachallengesomomentous，heknewnothowtolookhiscomradeintheface。Hedurstnotmeethiseye，andhehadneitherwordsnorvoiceathiscommand。

ItwasMacfarlanehimselfwhomadethefirstadvance。Hecameuquietlybehindandlaidhishandgentlybutfirmlyontheothersshoulder。

"Richardson，

"saidhe，

"mayhavethehead。

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NowRichardsonwasastudentwhohadlongbeenanxiousforthatortionofthehumansubjecttodissect。Therewasnoanswer，andthemurdererresumed:

"Talkingofbusiness，youmustayme;youraccounts，yousee，musttally。

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Fettesfoundavoice，theghostofhisown:

"Payyou!

"hecried。

"Payyouforthat?

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"Why，yes，ofcourseyoumust。Byallmeansandoneveryossibleaccount，youmust，

"returnedtheother。

"Idarenotgiveitfornothing，youdarenottakeitfornothing;itwouldcomromiseusboth。ThisisanothercaselikeJaneGalbraiths。Themorethingsarewrongthemorewemustactasifallwereright。WheredoesoldKkeehismoney?

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"There，

"answeredFetteshoarsely，ointingtoacuboardinthecorner。

"Givemethekey，then，

"saidtheother，calmly，holdingouthishand。