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第60部分（第3页）

And　now　the　boy　—　calling；　screaming　for　help。

He　looked　at　his　watch。　It　was　5：30　P。m。　He　went　to　the　apartments　door；

remembered　it　would　be　heavy　winter　now　in　Colorado；　especially　up　in　the

mountains；　and　went　back　to　his　closet。　He　pulled　his　long；　sheepskin…lined

overcoat　out　of　its　polyurethane　dry…cleaning　bag　and　put　it　over　his　arm。　It

was　the　only　winter　garment　he　owned。　He　turned　off　all　the　lights　and　looked

around。　Had　he　forgotten　anything？　Yes。　One　thing。　He　took　the　will　out　of　his

breast　pocket　and　slipped　it　into　the　margin　of　the　dressing　table　mirror。　With

luck　he　would　be　back　to　get　it。

Sure；　with　luck。

He　left　the　apartment；　locked　the　door　behind　him；　put　the　key　under　the　rush

mat；　and　ran　down　the　outside　steps　to　his　converted　Cadillac。

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Halfway　to　Miami　International；　fortably　away　from　the　switchboard　where

Queems　or　Queemss　toadies　were　known　to　listen　in；　Hallorann　stopped　at　a

shopping　center　Laundromat　and　called　United　Air　Lines。　Flights　to　Denver？

There　was　one　due　out　at　6：36　p。m。　Could　the　gentleman　make　that？

Hallorann　looked　at　his　watch；　which　showed　6：02；　and　said　he　could。　What

about　vacancies　on　the　flight？

Just　let　me　check。

A　clunking　sound　in　his　ear　followed　by　saccharine　Montavani；　which　was

supposed　to　make　being　on　hold　more　pleasant。　It　didnt。　Hallorann　danced　from

one　foot　to　the　other；　alternating　glances　between　his　watch　and　a　young　girl

with　a　sleeping　baby；　in　a　hammock　on　her　back　unloading　a　coin…op　Maytag。　She

was　afraid　she　was　going　to　get　home　later　than　she　planned　and　the　roast　would

burn　and　her　husband　—　Mark？　Mike？　Matt？　—　would　be　mad。

A　minute　passed。　Two。　He　had　just　about　made　up　his　mind　to　drive　ahead　and

take　his　chances　when　the　cannedsounding　voice　of　the　flight　reservations　clerk

came　back　on。　There　was　an　empty　seat；　a　cancellation。　It　was　in　first　class。

Did　that　make　any　difference？

No。　He　wanted　it。

Would　that　be　cash　or　credit　card？

Cash；　baby；　cash。　Ive　got　to　fly。

And　the　name　was　—　？

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