The Shining 原版小說

第31部分 (第2/7頁)

Gienelli　had　been　shot　with　heavy…gauge　shotguns　at　close　range。

Charles　Grondin；　the　representative　of　the　pany　which　now　owns　the

Overlook；　could　not　be　reached　for。。。

Below　the　clipping；　in　heavy　strokes　of　a　ball…point　pen；　someone　had　written：

They　took　his　balls　along　with　them。　Jack　stared　at　that　for　a　long　time；

feeling　cold。　Whose　book　was　this？

He　turned　the　page　at　last；　swallowing　a　click　in　his　throat。　Another　column

from　Josh　Brannigar；　this　one　dated　early　1967。　He　only　read　the　headline：

NOTORIOUS　HOTEL　SOLD　FOLLOWING　MURDER　OF　UNDERWORLD　FIGURE。

The　sheets　following　that　clipping　were　blank。

（They　took　his　balls　along　with　them。）

He　flipped　back　to　the　beginning；　looking　for　a　name　or　address。　Even　a　room

number。　Because　he　felt　quite　sure　that　whoever　had　kept　this　little　book　of

memories　had　stayed　at　the　hotel。　But　there　was　nothing。

He　was　getting　ready　to　go　through　all　the　clippings；　more　closely　this　time；

when　a　voice　called　down　the　stairs：　〃Jack？　Hon？〃

Wendy。

He　started；　almost　guiltily；　as　if　he　had　been　drinking　secretly　and　she　would

smell　the　fumes　on　him。　Ridiculous。　He　scrubbed　his　lips　with　his　hand　and

called　back；　〃Yeah；　babe。　Lookin　for　rats。〃

She　was　ing　down。　He　heard　her　on　the　stairs；　then　crossing　the　boiler

room。　Quickly；　without　thinking　why　he　might　be　doing　it；　be　stuffed　the

scrapbook　under　a　pile　of　bills　and　invoices。　He　stood　up　as　she　came　through

the　arch。

〃What　in　the　world　have　you　been　doing　down　here？　It's　almost　three　o'clock！〃

He　smiled。　〃Is　it　that　late？　I　got　rooting　around　through　all　this　stuff。

Trying　to　find　out　where　t