to sleep。〃
〃Danny — 〃
〃Sleep; sleep。 Nighty…night。〃
〃No!〃
Pain ripping up her throat again。 She winced against it。 But he opened his
eyes。 They looked at her warily from bluish; shadowed sockets。
She made herself speak calmly; her eyes never leaving his。 Her voice was low
and husky; almost a whisper。 It hurt to talk。 〃Listen to me; Danny。 It wasn't
your daddy trying to hurt me。 And I didn't want to hurt him。 The hotel has
gotten into him; Danny。 The Overlook has gotten into your daddy。 Do you
understand me?〃
Some kind of knowledge came slowly back into Danny's eyes。
〃The Bad Stuff;〃 he whispered。 〃There was none of it here before; was there?〃
〃No。 The hotel put it here。 The 。。。 ' She broke off in a fit of coughing and
spat out more blood。 Her throat already felt puffed to twice its size。 〃The
hotel made him drink it。 Did you hear those people he was talking to this
morning?〃
〃Yes 。。。 the hotel people。。。〃
〃I heard them too。 And that means the hotel is getting stronger。 It wants to
hurt all of us。 But I think 。。。 I hope 。。。 that it can only do that through
your daddy。 He was the only one it could catch。 Are you understanding me; Danny?
It's desperately important that you understand。〃
〃The hotel caught Daddy。〃 He looked at Jack and groaned helplessly。
〃I know you love your daddy。 I do too。 We have to remember that the hotel is
trying to hurt him as much as it is us。〃 And she was convinced that was true。
More; she thought that Danny might be the one the hotel really wanted; the
reason it was going so far 。。。 maybe the reason it was able to go so far。 It
might even be that in some un