ida。　And　if　I　do；

I'll　e　on　the　run。〃

〃Okay；〃　Danny　said；　and　smiled。

〃You　take　care；　big　boy。〃

〃I　will。〃

Danny　slammed　the　door　and　ran　across　the　parking　lot　toward　the　porch；　where

Wendy　stood　holding　her　elbows　against　the　chill　wind。　Hallorann　watched；　the

big　grin　slowly　fading。

I　don't　think　there's　anything　here　that　can　hurt　you。

I　don't　think。

But　what　if　he　was　wrong？　He　had　known　that　this　was　his　last　season　at　the

Overlook　ever　since　he　had　seen　that　thing　in　the　bathtub　of　Room　217。　It　had

been　worse　than　any　picture　in　any　book；　and　from　here　the　boy　running　to　his

mother　looked　so　small　。。。

I　don't　think　—

His　eyes　drifted　down　to　the　topiary　animals。

Abruptly　he　started　the　car　and　put　it　in　gear　and　drove　away；　trying　not　to

look　back。　And　of　course　he　did；　and　of　course　the　porch　was　empty。　They　had

gone　back　inside。　It　was　as　if　the　Overlook　had　swallowed　them。

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THE　GRAND　TOUR

〃What　were　you　talking　about；　hon？〃　Wendy　asked　him　as　they　went　back　inside。

〃Oh；　nothing　much。〃

〃For　nothing　much　it　sure　was　a　long　talk。〃

He　shrugged　and　Wendy　saw　Danny's　paternity　in　the　gesture；　Jack　could　hardly

have　done　it　better　himself。　She　would　get　no　more　out　of　Danny。　She　felt　strong

exasperation　mixed　with　an　even　stronger　love：　the　love　was　helpless；　the

exasperation　came　from　a　feeling　that　she　was　deliberately　being　excluded。　With

the　two　of　them　around　she　sometimes　felt　like　an　outsider；　a　bit　player　who　had

accidentally　wandered　back　onstage　while　the　main　action　was　taking　place。　Well；

they　wouldn't　be　able　to　exclude　her　this　winter；　her　two　exa