Until his men had accounted—or failed to account—for Champneis's movements that night, any direct inquiry must be shelved.

在他的手下查明——或未能查明——那天晚上尚尼斯的行动之前，任何直接的调查都必须搁置。

Johnnie evidently felt that as the son of the hotel owner he should make a direct inquiry. Now, what are you trying to say? he asked.

约翰尼显然觉得，作为酒店老板的儿子，他应该直接询问。" 现在，你想说什么？" 他问。

Wishing, for obvious reasons, to avoid direct inquiry by messenger, and being too unwell to go far himself, he could learn no particulars.

出于显而易见的原因， 他希望避免让信使直接询问， 而且自己身体太不适， 无法走远，所以他无法了解任何细节。