龙腾小说网

第34部分（第5页）

blinking　stupidly　in　the　light　like　a　mole　in　the　sunshine；　and　Wendy　saying

dully；　You　son　of　a　bitch；　you　woke　Danny　up。　If　you　dont　care　about　yourself；

cant　you　care　a　little　bit　about　us？　Oh；　why　do　I　even　bother　talking　to　you？

The　telephone　rang；　making　him　jump。　He　snatched　it　off　the　cradle；

illogically　sure　it　must　be　either　Ullman　or　Al　Shockley。　〃What？〃　he　barked。

〃Your　overtime；　sir。　Three　dollars　and　fifty　cents。〃

〃Ill　have　to　break　some　ones；〃　he　said。　〃Wait　a　minute。〃

He　put　the　phone　on　the　shelf；　deposited　his　last　six　quarters；　then　went　out

to　the　cashier　to　get　more。　He　performed　the　transaction　automatically；　his　mind

running　in　a　single　closed　circle　like　a　squirrel　on　an　exercise　wheel。

Why　had　he　called　Ullman？

Because　Ullman　had　embarrassed　him？　He　had　been　embarrassed　before；　and　by

real　masters　　the　Grand　Master；　of　course；　being　himself。　Simply　to　crow　at　the

man；　expose　his　hypocrisy？　Jack　didnt　think　he　was　that　petty。　His　mind　tried

to　seize　on　the　scrapbook　as　a　valid　reason；　but　that　wouldnt　hold　water

either。　The　chances　of　Ullman　knowing　who　the　owner　was　were　no　more　than　two　in

a　thousand。　At　the　interview；　he　had　treated　the　cellar　as　another　country　　a

nasty　underdeveloped　one　at　that。　If　he　had　really　wanted　to　know；　he　would　have

called　Watson；　whose　winter　number　was　also　in　the　office　notebook。　Even　Watson

would　not　have　been　a　sure　thing　but　surer　than　Ullman。

And　telling　him　about　the　book　idea；　that　had　been　another　stupid　thing。

Incredibly　stupid。　Besides　jeopardizing　his　job；　he　could　be　closing　off　wide

channels　of　information　once　Ullman　called　around　and　told　people　to　beware　of

New　Englanders　bearing　questions　about　the　Overlook　Hotel。　He　could　have　done

his　researches　quietly；　mailing　off　polite　letters；　perhaps　even　arranging　some

interviews　in　the　spring　。。。　and　then　laughed　up　his　sleeve　at　Ullmans　rage

when　the　book　came　out　and　he　was　safely　away　　The　Masked　Author　Strikes　Again。

Instead　he　had　made　that　damned　senseless　call；　lost　his　temper；　antagonized

Ullman；　and　brought　out　all　of　the　hotel　managers　Little　Caesar　tendencies。

Why？　If　it　wasnt　an　effort　to　get　himself　thrown　out　of　th

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