小说园

第18部分（第2页）

things　were　just　like　pictures　in　a　book。　Some　pictures　were　scary；　but　they

couldnt　hurt　you。　They　。。。　couldnt　。。。　hurt　you。

Mr。　Ullman　showed　them　some　other　rooms　on　the　third　floor；　leading　them

through　corridors　that　twisted　and　turned　like　a　maze。　They　were　all　sweets　up

here；　Mr。　Ullman　said；　although　Danny　didnt　see　any　candy。　He　showed　them　some

rooms　where　a　lady　named　Marilyn　Monroe　once　stayed　when　she　was　married　to　a

man　named　Arthur　Miller　（Danny　got　a　vague　understanding　that　Marilyn　and　Arthur

had　gotten　a　DIVORCE　not　long　after　they　were　in　the　Overlook　Hotel）。

〃Mommy？〃

〃What；　honey？〃

〃If　they　were　married；　why　did　they　have　different　names？　You　and　Daddy　have

the　same　names。〃

〃Yes；　but　were　not　famous；　Danny；〃　Jack　said。　〃Famous　women　keep　their　same

names　even　after　they　get　married　because　their　names　are　their　bread　and

butter。〃

〃Bread　and　butter；〃　Danny　said；　pletely　mystified。

〃What　Daddy　means　is　that　people　used　to　like　to　go　to　the　movies　and　see

Marilyn　Monroe；〃　Wendy　said；　〃but　they　might　not　like　to　go　to　see　Marilyn

Miller。〃

〃Why　not？　Shed　still　be　the　same　lady。　Wouldnt　everyone　know　that？〃

〃Yes；　but　—　〃　She　looked　at　Jack　helplessly。

〃Truman　Capote　once　stayed　in　this　room；〃　Ullman　interrupted　impatiently。　He

opened　the　door。　〃That　was　in　my　time。　An　awfully　nice　man。　Continental

manners。〃

There　was　nothing　remarkable　in　any　of　these　rooms　（except　for　the　absence　of

sweets；　which　Mr。　Ullman　kept　calling　them）；　nothing　that　Danny　was　afraid　of。

In　fact；　there　was　only　one　other　thing　on　the　third　floor　that　bothered　Danny；

and　he　could　not　have　said　why。　It　was　the　fire　extinguisher　on　the　wall　just

before　they　turned　the　corner　and　went　back　to　the　elevator；　which　stood　open

and　waiting　like　a　mouthful　of　gold　teeth。

It　was　an　old…fashioned　extinguisher；　a　flat　hose　folded　back　a　dozen　times

upon　itself；　one　end　attached　to　a　large　red　valve；　the　other　ending　in　a　brass

nozzle。　The　folds　of　the　hose　were　secured　with　a　red　steel　slat　on　a　hinge。　In

case　of　a　fire　you　could　knock　the　steel　slat　up　and　out　of　the　way　with　one