was free？
And he suspected — no； was nearly positive — that several of the guests had seen
or heard things； too。 In the three years he had been there； the Presidential
Suite had been booked nineteen times。 Six of the guests who had put up there had
left the hotel early； some of them looking markedly ill。 Other guests had left
other rooms with the same abruptness。 One night in August of 1974； near dusk； a
man who had won the Bronze and Silver Stars in Korea （that man now sat on the
boards of three major corporations and was said to have personally pink…slipped
a famous TV news anchorman） unaccountably went into a fit of screaming hysterics
on the putting green。 And there had been dozens of children during Hallorann's
association with the Overlook who simply refused to go into the playground。 One
child had had a convulsion while playing in the concrete rings； but Hallorann
didn't know if that could be attributed to the Overlook's deadly siren song or
not — word had gone around among the help that the child； the only daughter of a
handsome movie actor； was a medically controlled epileptic who had simply
forgotten her medicine that day。
And so； staring down at the corpse of Mrs。 Massey； he had been frightened but
not pletely terrified。 It was not pletely unexpected。 Terror came when she
opened her eyes to disclose blank silver pupils and began to grin at him。 Horror
came when
（she had started to get out and e after him。）
He had fled； heart racing； and had not felt safe even with the door shut and
locked behind him。 In fact； he admitted to himself now as he zipped the
fiightbag shut； he had never felt safe anywher