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。"