The Shining 原版小說

第36部分 (第4/7頁)

　book　and　stood　up。

〃Wash　up　and　brush　your　teeth。〃

〃Okay。〃

〃Don't　forget　to　use　the　floss。〃

〃I　won't。〃

They　stood　side　by　side　for　a　moment；　watching　the　wax　and　wane　of　the　coals

of　the　fire。　Most　of　the　lobby　was　chilly　and　drafty；　but　this　circle　around　the

fireplace　was　magically　warm；　and　hard　to　leave。

〃It　was　Uncle　Al　on　the　phone；〃　she　said　casually。

〃Oh　yeah？〃　Totally　unsurprised。

〃I　wonder　if　Uncle　Al　was　mad　at　Daddy；〃　she　said；　still　casually。

〃Yeah；　he　sure　was；〃　Danny　said；　still　watching　the　fire。　〃He　didn't　want

Daddy　to　write　the　book。〃

〃What　book；　Danny？〃

〃About　the　hotel。〃

The　question　framed　on　her　lips　was　one　she　and　Jack　had　asked　Danny　a

thousand　times：　How　do　you　know　that？　She　hadn't　asked　him。　She　didn't　want　to

upset　him　before　bed；　or　make　him　aware　that　they　were　casually　discussing　his

knowledge　of　things　he　had　no　way　of　knowing　at　all。　And　he　did　know；　she　was

convinced　of　that。　Dr。　Edmonds's　patter　about　inductive　reasoning　and

subconscious　logic　was　just　that：　patter。　Her　sister　。。。　how　had　Danny　known

she　was　thinking　about　Aileen　in　the　waiting　room　that　day？　And

（I　dreamed　Daddy　had　an　accident。）

She　shook　her　head；　as　if　to　clear　it。　〃Go　wash　up；　doc。〃

〃Okay。〃　He　ran　up　the　stairs　toward　their　quarters。　Frowning；　she　had　gone

into　the　kitchen　to　warm　Jack's　milk　in　a　saucepan。

And　now；　lying　wakeful　in　her　bed　and　listening　to　her　husband's　breathing　and

the　wind　outside　（miraculously；　they'd　had　only　another　flurry　that　afternoon；

still　no　heavy　snow）；　she　let　her　mind　turn　fully　to　her　lovely；　troubling　son；

born　with　a　caul　over