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The Shining 原版小说-第26部分

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  〃What?〃 
  〃I said you're right; except you should say ‘seizure' instead of ‘pitch a 
fit。' That's not nice 。。。 okay; lie just as still as a mouse now。〃 
  〃Okay。〃 
  〃Danny; when you have these 。。。 whatever they ares; do you ever recall 
seeing bright flashing lights before?〃 
  〃No。。。 〃 
  〃Funny noises? Ringing? Or chimes like a doorbell?〃 
  〃Huh…uh。〃 
  〃How about a funny smell; maybe like oranges or sawdust? Or a smell like 
something rotten?〃 
  〃No; Sir。〃 
  〃Sometimes do you feel like crying before you pass out? Even though you don't 
feel sad?〃 
  〃No way。〃 
  〃That's fine; then。〃 
  〃Have I got epilepsy; Dr。 Bill?〃 
  〃I don't think so; Danny。 Just lie still。 Almost done。〃 
  The machine hummed and scratched for another five minutes and then Dr。 Edmonds 
shut it off。 
  〃All done; guy;〃 Edmonds said briskly。 〃Let Sally get those electrodes off you 
and then e into the next room。 I want to have a little talk with you。 Okay?〃 
  〃Sure。〃 
  〃Sally; you go ahead and give him a tine test before he es in。〃 
  〃All right。〃 
  Edmonds ripped off the long curl of paper the machine had extruded and went 
into the next room; looking at it。 
  〃I'm going to prick your arm just a little;〃 the nurse said after Danny had 


 
 
pulled up his pants。 〃It's to make sure you don't have TB。〃 
  〃They gave me that at my school just last year;〃 Danny said without much hope。 
  〃But that was a long time ago and you're a big boy now; right?〃 
  〃I guess so;〃 Danny sighed; and offered his arm up for sacrifice。 
  When he had his shirt and shoes on; he went through the sliding door and into 
Dr。 Edmonds's office。 Edmonds was sitting on the edge of his desk; swinging his 
legs thoughtfully。 
  〃Hi; Danny。〃 
  〃Hi。〃 
  〃How's that hand now?〃 He pointed at Danny's left hand; which was lightly 
bandaged。 
  〃Pretty good。〃 
  〃Good。 I looked at your EEG and it seems fine。 But I'm going to send it to a 
friend of mine in Denver who makes his living reading those things。 I just want 
to make sure。〃 
  〃Yes; Sir。〃 
  〃Tell me about Tony; Dan。〃 
  Danny shuffled his feet。 〃He's just an invisible friend;〃 he said。 〃I made him 
up。 To keep me pany。〃 
  Edmonds laughed and put his hands on Danny's shoulders。 〃Now that's what your 
Mom and Dad say。 But this is just between us; guy。 I'm your doctor。 Tell me the 
truth and I'll promise not to tell them unless you say I can。〃 
  Danny thought about it。 He looked at Edmonds and then; with a small effort of 
concentration; he tried to catch Edmonds's thoughts or at least the color of his 
mood。 And suddenly he got an oddly forting image in his head: file cabinets; 
their doors sliding shut one after another; locking with a click。 Written on the 
small tabs in the center of each door was: A…C; SECRET; D…G; SECRET; and so on。 
This made Danny feel a little easier。 
  Cautiously he said: 〃I don't know who Tony is。〃 
  〃Is he your age?〃 
  〃No。 He's at least eleven。 I think he might be even older。 I've never seen him 
right up close。 He might be old enough to drive a car。〃 
  〃You just see him at a distance; huh?〃 
  〃Yes; Sir。〃 
  〃And he always es just before you pass out?〃 
  〃Well; I don't pass out。 It's like I go with him。 And he shows me things。〃 
  〃What kind of things?〃 
  〃Well 。。。〃 Danny debated for a moment and then told Edmonds about Daddy's 
trunk with all his writing in it; and about how the movers hadn't lost it 
between Vermont and Colorado after all。 It had been right under the stairs all along。 
  〃And your daddy found it where Tony said he would?〃 
  〃Oh yes; sir。 Only Tony didn't tell me。 He showed me。〃 
  〃I understand。 Danny; what did Tony show you last night? When you locked 
yourself in the bathroom?〃 
  〃I don't remember;〃 Danny said quickly。 
  〃Are you sure?〃 
  〃Yes; sir。〃 
  〃A moment ago I said you locked the bathroom door。 But that wasn't right; was 


 
 
it? Tony locked the door。〃 
  〃No; sir。 Tony couldn't lock the door because he isn't real。 He wanted me to 
do it; so I did。 I locked it。〃 
  〃Does Tony always show you where lost things are?〃 
  〃No; sir。 Sometimes he shows me things that are going to happen。〃 
  〃Really?〃 
  〃Sure。 Like one time Tony showed me the amusements and wild animal park in Great Barrington。 
Tony said Daddy was going to take me there for my birthday。 He did; too。〃 
  〃What else does he show you?〃 
  Danny frowned。 〃Signs。 He's always showing me stupid old signs。 And I can't 
read them; hardly ever。〃 
  〃Why do you suppose Tony would do that; Danny?〃 
  〃I don't know。〃 Danny brightened。 〃But my daddy and mommy are teaching me to 
read; and I'm trying real hard。〃 
  〃So you can read Tony's signs。〃 
  〃Well; I really want to learn。 But that too; yeah。〃 
  〃Do you like Tony; Danny?〃 
  Danny looked at the tile floor and said nothing。 
  〃Danny?〃 
  〃It's hard to tell;〃 Danny said。 〃I used to。 I used to hope he'd e every 
day; because he always showed me good things; especially since Mommy and Daddy 
don't think about DIVORCE anymore。〃 Dr。 Edmonds's gaze sharpened; but Danny 
didn't notice。 He was looking hard at the floor; concentrating on expressing 
himself。 〃But now whenever he es he shows me bad things。 Awful things。 Like 
in the bathroom last night。 The things he shows me; they sting me like those 
wasps stung me。 Only Tony's things sting me up here。〃 He cocked a finger gravely 
at his temple; a small boy unconsciously burlesquing suicide。 
  〃What things; Danny?〃 
  〃I can't remember!〃 Danny cried out; agonized。 〃I'd tell you if I could! It's 
like I can't remember because it's so bad I don't want to remember。 All I can 
remember when I wake up is REDRUM。〃 
  〃Red drum or red rum?〃 
  〃Rum。 〃 
  〃What's that; Danny?〃 
  〃I don't know。〃 
  〃Danny?〃 
  〃Yes; sir?〃 
  〃Can you make Tony e now?〃 
  〃I don't know。 He doesn't always e。 I don't even know if I want him to e 
anymore。〃 
  〃Try; Danny。 I'll be right here。〃 
  Danny looked at Edmonds doubtfully。 Edmonds nodded encouragement。 
  Danny let out a long; sighing breath and nodded。 〃But I don't know if it will 
work。 I never did it with anyone looking at me before。 And Tony doesn't always 
e; anyway。〃 
  〃If he doesn't; he doesn't;〃 Edmonds said。 〃I just want you to try。〃 
  〃Okay。〃 
  He dropped his gaze to Edmonds's slowly swinging loafers and cast his mind 


 
 
outward toward his mommy and daddy。 They were here someplace 。。。 right beyond 
that wall with the picture on it; as a matter of fact。 In the waiting room where 
they had e in。 Sitting side by side but not talking。 Leafing through 
magazines。 Worried。 About him。 
  He concentrated harder; his brow furrowing; trying to get Into the feeling of 
his mommy's thoughts。 It was always harder when they weren't right there in the 
room with him。 Then he began to get it。 Mommy was thinking about a sister。 Her 
sister。 The sister was dead。 His mommy was thinking that was the main thing that 
turned her mommy into such a 
  (bitch?) 
  into such an old biddy。 Because her sister had died。 As a little girl she was 
  (hit by a car oh god i could never stand anything like that again like aileen 
but what if he's sick really sick cancer spinal meningitis leukemia brain tumor 
like john gunther's son or muscular dystrophy oh jeez kids his age get leukemia 
all the time radium treatments chemotherapy we couldn't afford anything like 
that but of course they just can't turn you out to die on the street can they 
and anyway he's all right all right all right you really shouldn't let yourself 
think) 
  (Danny — ) 
  (about aileen and) 
  (Dannee — ) 
  (that car) 
  (Dannee — ) 
  But Tony wasn't there。 Only his voice。 And as it faded; Danny followed it down 
into darkness; falling and tumbling down some magic hole between Dr。 Bill's 
swinging loafers; past a loud knocking sound; further; a bathtub cruised 
silently by in the darkness with some horrible thing lolling in it; past a sound 
like sweetly chiming church bells; past a clock under a dome of glass。 
  Then the dark was pierced feebly by a single light; festooned with cobwebs。 
The weak glow disclosed a stone floor that looked damp and unpleasant。 Somewhere 
not far distant was a steady mechanical roaring sound; but muted; not 
frightening。 Soporific。 It was the thing that would be forgotten; Danny thought 
with dreamy surprise。 
  As his eyes adjusted to the gloom he could see Tony just ahead of him; a 
silhouette。 Tony was looking at something and Danny strained his eyes to see 
what it was。 
  (Your daddy。 See your daddy?) 
  Of course he did。 How could he have missed him; even in the basement light's 
feeble glow? Daddy was kneeling on the floor; casting the beam of a flashlight 
over old cardboard boxes and wooden crates。 The cardboard boxes were mushy and 
old; some of them had split open and spilled drifts of paper onto the floor。 
Newspapers; books; printed pieces of paper that looked like bills。 His daddy was 
examining them with great interest。 And then Daddy looked up and shone his 
flashlight in another direction。 Its beam of light impaled another book; a large 
white one bound with gold string。 The cover looked like white leather。 It was a 
scrapbook。 Danny suddenly needed to cry out to his daddy; to tell him to leave 
that book alone; that some books should not be opened。 But his daddy was 
climbing toward it。 


 
 
  The mechanical roaring sound; which he now recognized as the boiler at the 
Overlook which Daddy checked three or four times every day; had developed an 
ominous; rhythmic hitching。 It began to sound like 。。。 like pounding。 And the 
smell of mildew and wet; rotting paper was changing to something else  —  the high; 
junipery smell of the Bad Stuff。 It hung around his daddy like a vapor as he 
reached for the book 。。。 and grasped it。 
  Tony was somewhere in the darkness 
  (This inhuman place makes human monsters。 This inhuman place) 
  repeating the same inprehensible thing over and over。 
  (makes human monsters。) 
  Falling through darkness again; now acpanied by the heavy; pounding thunder 
that was no longer the boiler but the sound of a whistling mallet striking silk… 
papered walls; knocking out whiffs of plaster dust。 Crouching helplessly on the 
blue…black woven jungle rug。 
  (e out) 
  (This inhuman place) 
  (and take your medicine!) 
  (makes human monsters。) 
  With a gasp that echoed in his own head he jerked himself out of the darkness。 
Hands were on him and at first he shrank back; thinking that the dark thing in 
the Overlook of Tony's world had somehow followed him back into the world of 
real things —  and then Dr。 Edmonds was saying: 〃You're all right; Danny。 You're 
all right。 Everything is fine。〃 
  Danny recognized the doctor; then his surroundings in the office。 He began to 
shudder helplessly。 Edmonds held him。 
  When the reaction began to subside; Edmonds asked; 〃You said something about 
monsters; Danny — what was it?〃 
  〃This inhuman place;〃 he said gutturally。 〃Tony told me。。。 this inhuman 
place 。。。 makes 。。。 makes 。。。〃 He shook his head。 〃Can't remember。〃 
  〃Try!〃 
  〃I can't。〃 
  〃Did Tony e?〃 
  〃Yes。〃 
  〃What did he show you?
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