The Shining 原版小說

第4部分 (第3/7頁)

aby。　Got　more　patches　on　her

than　a　pair　of　welfare　overalls。〃　Out　came　the　bandanna。　A　honk。　A　peek。　Back　it

went。

〃I　got　me　a　fuckin　cold；〃　Watson　said　conversationally。　〃I　get　one　every

September。　I　be　tinkering　down　here　with　this　old　whore；　then　I　be　out　cuttin

the　grass　or　rakin　that　rogue　court。　Get　a　chill　and　catch　a　cold；　my　old　mum

used　to　say。　God　bless　her；　she　been　dead　six　year。　The　cancer　got　her。　Once　the

cancer　gets　you；　you　might　as　well　make　your　will。

〃You'll　want　to　keep　your　press　up　to　no　more　than　fifty；　maybe　sixty。　Mr。

Ullman；　he　says　to　heat　the　west　wing　one　day；　central　wing　the　next；　east　wing

the　day　after　that。　Ain't　he　a　crazyman？　I　hate　that　little　fucker。　Yap…yap…yap

all　the　livelong　day；　he's　just　like　one　a　those　little　dogs　that　bites　you　on

the　ankle　then　run　around　an　pee　all　over　the　rug。　If　brains　was　black　powder　he

couldn't　blow　his　own　nose。　It's　a　pity　the　things　you　see　when　you　ain't　got　a

gun。

〃Look　here。　You　open　an　close　these　ducts　by　pullin　these　rings。　I　got　em　all

marked　for　you。　The　blue　tags　all　go　to　the　rooms　in　the　east　wing。　Red　tags　is

the　middle。　Yellow　is　the　west　wing。　When　you　go　to　heat　the　west　wing；　you　got

to　remember　that's　the　side　of　the　hotel　that　really　catches　the　weather。　When

it　whoops；　those　rooms　get　as　cold　as　a　frigid　woman　with　an　ice　cube　up　her

works。　You　can　run　your　press　all　the　way　to　eighty　on　west　wing　days。　I　would；

anyway。〃

〃The　thermostats　upstairs　—　〃　Jack　began。

Watson　shook　his　bead　vehemently；　making　his　fluffy　hair　bounce　on　his　skull。

〃They　ain't　hooked　up。　They're　just　there　for　show。　Some　of　these　people