龙腾小说网

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over　budget。　〃Over　budget；　hell；〃　he　had　fumed　to　Wendy　—　Danny　had　been　listening

from　his　bedroom　where　he　was　supposed　to　be　asleep。　〃Hes　just　saving　the　last

five　hundred　bucks　for　himself；　the　CHEAP　PRICK。〃

Danny　looked　around　the　corner。

The　extinguisher　was　there；　a　fiat　hose　folded　back　a　dozen　times　on　itself；

the　red　tank　attached　to　the　wall。　Above　it　was　an　ax　in　a　glass　case　like　a

museum　exhibit；　with　white　words　printed　on　a　red　background：　IN　CASE　OF

EMERGENCY；　BREAK　GLASS。　Danny　could　read　the　word　EMERGENCY；　which　was　also　the

name　of　one　of　his　favorite　TV　shows；　but　was　unsure　of　the　rest。　But　he　didnt

like　the　way　the　word　was　used　in　connection　with　that　long　fiat　hose。　EMERGENCY

was；　fire；　explosions；　car　crashes；　hospitals；　sometimes　death。　And　he　didnt

like　the　way　that　hose　hung　so　blandly　on　the　wall。　When　he　was　alone；　he　always

skittered　past　these　extinguishers　as　fast　as　he　could。　No　particular　reason。　It

just　felt　better　to　go　fast。　It　felt　safer。

Now；　heart　thumping　loudly　in　his　chest；　he　came　around　the　corner　and　looked

down　the　hall　past　the　extinguisher　to　the　stairs。　Mommy　was　down　there；

sleeping。　And　if　Daddy　was　back　from　his　walk；　he　would　probably　be　sitting　in

the　kitchen；　eating　a　sandwich　and　reading　a　book。　He　would　just　walk　right　past

that　old　extinguisher　and　go　downstairs。

He　started　toward　it；　moving　closer　to　the　far　wall　until　his　right　arm　was

brushing　the　expensive　silk　paper。　Twenty　steps　away。　Fifteen。　A　dozen。

When　he　was　ten　steps　away；　the　brass　nozzle　suddenly　rolled　off　the　fat　loop

it　had　been　lying

（sleeping？）

on　and　fell　to　the　hall　carpet　with　a　dull　thump。　It　lay　there；　the　dark　bore

of　its　muzzle　pointing　at　Danny。　He　stopped　immediately；　his　shoulders　twitching

forward　with　the　suddenness　of　his　scare。　His　blood　thumped　thickly　in　his　ears

and　temples。　His　mouth　had　gone　dry　and　sour；　his　hands　curled　into　fists。　Yet

the　nozzle　of　the　hose　only　lay　there；　its　brass　casing　glowing　mellowly；　a　loop

of　flat　canvas　leading　back　up　to　the　red…painted　frame　bolted　to　the　wall。

So　it　had　fallen　off；　so　what？　It　was　only　a　fire　extinguisher；　nothing　else。

It　was　stupid　to　think　that　it　looked　like　some　poison　snake　from　〃Wide　World　of

Animals〃　that　had　heard　him　and　woken　up。　Even　if　the　stitched　canvas　did　look　a

little　bit　like　scales。　He　would　just　step　over　it　and　go　down　the　hall　to　the

stairs；　walking　a　little　bit　fast；　maybe；　to　make　sure　it　didnt　snap　out　after

him　and　curl　around　his　foot。。。

He　wiped　his　lips　with　his　left　hand；　in　unconscious　imitation　of　his　father；

and　took　a　step　forward。　No　movement　from　the　hose。　Another　step。　Nothing。

There；　see　how　stupid　you　are？　You　got　all　worked　up　thinking　about　that　dumb

room　and　that　dumb　Bluebeard　story　and　that　hose　was　probably　ready　to　fall　off

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