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to be able to see the flame you're cookin with。 You see where all the surface 
burner switches are?〃 
  〃Yes。〃 
  〃And the oven dials are all marked。 Myself; I favor the middle one because it 
seems to heat the most even; but you use whichever one you like — or all three; 
for that matter。〃 
  〃A TV dinner in each one;〃 Wendy said; and laughed weakly。 
  Hallorann roared。 〃Go right ahead; if you like。 I left a list of everything 


 
 
edible over by the sink。 You see it?〃 
  〃Here it is; Mommy!〃 Danny brought over two sheets of paper; written closely 
on both sides。 
  〃Good boy;〃 Hallorann said; taking it from him and ruffling his hair。 〃You 
sure you don't want to e to Florida with me; my boy? Learn to cook the 
sweetest shrimp creole this side of paradise?〃 
  Danny put his hands over his mouth and giggled and retreated to his father's 
side。 
  〃You three folks could eat up here for a year; I guess;〃 Hallorann said。 〃We 
got a cold…pantry; a walk…in freezer; all sorts of vegetable bins; and two 
refrigerators。 e on and let me show you。〃 
  For the next ten minutes Hallorann opened bins and doors; disclosing food in 
such amounts as Wendy had never seen before。 The food supplies amazed her but 
did not reassure her as much as she might have thought: the Donner Party kept 
recurring to her; not with thoughts of cannibalism (with all this food it would 
indeed be a long time before they were reduced to such poor rations as each 
other); but with the reinforced idea that this was indeed a serious business: 
when snow fell; getting out of here would not be a matter of an hour's drive to 
Sidewinder but a major operation。 They would sit up here in this deserted grand 
hotel; eating the food that had been left them like creatures in a fairy tale 
and listening to the bitter wind around their snowbound eaves。 In Vermont; when 
Danny had broken his arm 
  (when Jack broke Danny's arm) 
she had called the emergency Medix squad; dialing the number from the little 
card attached to the phone。 They had been at the house only ten minutes later。 
There were other numbers written on that little card。 You could have a police 
car in five minutes and a fire truck in even less time than that; because the 
fire station was only three blocks away and one block over。 There was a man to 
call if the lights went out; a man to call if the shower stopped up; a man to 
call if the TV went on the fritz。 But what would happen up here if Danny had one 
of his fainting spells and swallowed his tongue? 
  (oh God what a thought!) 
  What if the place caught on fire? If Jack fell down the elevator shaft and 
fractured his skull? What if — ? 
  (what if we have a wonderful time now stop it; Winnifred!) 
  Hallorann showed them into the walk…in freezer first; where their breath 
puffed out like ic strip balloons。 In the freezer it was as if winter had 
already e。 
  Hamburger in big plastic bags; ten pounds in each bag; a dozen bags。 Forty 
whole chickens hanging from a row of hooks in the wood…planked walls。 Canned 
hams stacked up like poker chips; a dozen of them。 Below the chickens; ten 
roasts of beef; ten roasts of pork; and a huge leg of lamb。 
  〃You like lamb; doc?〃 Hallorann asked; grinning。 
  〃I love it;〃 Danny said immediately。 He had never had it。 
  〃I knew you did。 There's nothin like two good slices of lamb on a cold night; 
with some mint jelly on the side。 You got the mint jelly here; too。 Lamb eases 
the belly。 It's a noncontentious sort of meat。〃 
  From behind them Jack said curiously: 〃How did you know we called him doc?〃 


 
 
  Hallorann turned around。 〃Pardon?〃 
  〃Danny: We call him doc sometimes。 Like in the Bugs Bunny cartoons。〃 
  〃Looks sort of like a doc; doesn't be?〃 He wrinkled his nose at Danny; smacked 
his lips; and said; 〃Ehhhh; what's up; doc?〃 
  Danny giggled and then Hallorann said something 
  (Sure you don't want to go to Florida; doc?) 
  to him; very clearly。 He heard every word。 He looked at Hallorann; startled 
and a little scared。 Hallorann winked solemnly and turned back to the food。 
  Wendy looked from the cook's broad; serge…clad back to her son。 She had the 
oddest feeling that something had passed between them; something she could not 
quite follow。 
  〃You got twelve packages of sausage; twelve packages of bacon;〃 Hallorann 
said。 〃So much for the pig。 In this drawer; twenty pounds of butter。〃 
  〃Real butter?〃 Jack asked。 
  〃The A…number…one。〃 
  〃I don't think I've had real butter since I was a kid back in Berlin; New 
Hampshire。〃 
  〃Well; you'll eat it up here until oleo seems a treat;〃 Hallorann said; and 
laughed。 〃Over in this bin you got your bread — thirty loaves of white; twenty of 
dark。 We try to keep racial balance at the Overlook; don't you know。 Now I know 
fifty loaves won't take you through; but there's plenty of makings and fresh is 
better than frozen any day of the week。 
  〃Down here you got your fish。 Brain food; right; doc?〃 
  〃Is it; Mom?〃 
  〃If Mr。 Hallorann says so; honey。〃 She smiled。 
  Danny wrinkled his nose。 〃I don't like fish。〃 
  〃You're dead wrong;〃 Hallorann said。 〃You just never had any fish that liked 
you。 This fish here will like you fine。 Five pounds of rainbow trout; ten pounds 
of turbot; fifteen cans of tuna fish — 〃 
  〃Oh yeah; I like tuna。〃 
  〃and five pounds of the sweetest…tasting sole that ever swam in the sea。 My 
boy; when next spring rolls around; you're gonna thank old 。。。〃 He snapped his 
fingers as if he had forgotten something。 〃What's my name; now? I guess it just 
slipped my mind。〃 
  〃Mr。 Hallorann;〃 Danny said; grinning。 〃Dick; to your friends。〃 
  〃That's right! And you bein a friend; you make it Dick。〃 
  As he led them into the far corner; Jack and Wendy exchanged a puzzled glance; 
both of them trying to remember if Hallorann had told them his first name。 
  〃And this here I put in special;〃 Hallorann said。 〃Hope you folks enjoy it。〃 
  〃Oh really; you shouldn't have;〃 Wendy said; touched。 It was a twenty…pound 
turkey wrapped in a wide scarlet ribbon with a bow on top。 
  〃You got to have your turkey on Thanksgiving; Wendy;〃 Hallorann said gravely。 
〃I believe there's a capon back here somewhere for Christmas。 Doubtless you'll 
stumble on it。 Let's e on out of here now before we all catch the peenumonia。 
Right; doc?〃 
  〃Right!〃 
  There were more wonders in the cold…pantry。 A hundred boxes of dried milk 
(Hallorann advised her gravely to buy fresh milk for the boy in Sidewinder as 


 
 
long as it was feasible); five twelve…pound bags of sugar; a gallon jug of 
blackstrap molasses; cereals; glass jugs of rice; macaroni; spaghetti; ranked 
cans of fruit and fruit salad; a bushel of fresh apples that scented the whole 
room with autumn; dried raisins; prunes; and apricots (〃You got to be regular if 
you want to be happy;〃 Hallorann said; and pealed laughter at the coldpantry 
ceiling; where one old…fashioned light globe hung down on an iron chain); a deep 
bin filled with potatoes; and smaller caches of tomatoes; onions; turnips; 
squashes; and cabbages。 
  〃My word;〃 Wendy said as they came out。 But seeing all that fresh food after 
her thirty…dollar…a…week grocery budget so stunned her that she was unable to 
say just what her word was。 
  〃I'm runnin a bit late;〃 Hallorann said; checking his watch; 〃so I'll just let 
you go through the cabinets and the fridges as you get settled in。 There's 
cheeses; canned milk; sweetened condensed milk; yeast; bakin soda; a whole 
bagful of those Table Talk pies; a few bunches of bananas that ain't even near 
to ripe yet — 〃 
  〃Stop;〃 she said; holding up a hand and laughing。 〃I'll never remember it all。 
It's super。 And I promise to leave the place clean。〃 
  〃That's all I ask。〃 He turned to Jack。 〃Did Mr。 Ullman give you the rundown on 
the rats in his belfry?〃 
  Jack grinned。 〃He said there were possibly some in the attic; and Mr。 Watson 
said there might be some more down in the basement。 There must be two tons of 
paper down there; but I didn't see any shredded; as if they'd been using it to 
make nests。〃 
  〃That Watson;〃 Hallorann said; shaking his head in mock sorrow。 〃Ain't he the 
foulest…talking man you ever ran on?〃 
  〃He's quite a character;〃 Jack agreed。 His own father had been the foulest… 
talking man Jack had ever run on。 
  〃It's sort of a pity;〃 Hallorann said; leading them back toward the wide 
swinging doors that gave on the Overlook dining room。 〃There was money in that 
family; long ago。 It was Watson's granddad or great…granddad — I can't remember 
which — that built this place。〃 
  〃So I was told;〃 Jack said。 
  〃What happened?〃 Wendy asked。 
  〃Well; they couldn't make it go;〃 Hallorann said。 〃Watson will tell you the 
whole story — twice a day; if you let him。 The old man got a bee in his bonnet 
about the place。 He let it drag him down; I guess。 He had two boys and one of 
them was killed in a riding accident on the grounds while the hotel was still a… 
building。 That would have been 1908 or '09。 The old man's wife died of the flu; 
and then it was just the old man and his youngest son。 They ended up getting 
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