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第82部分(第3页)

Hallorann nodded。 He had trained the headlamp on the door and now he

floundered through the snow; casting a long shadow in front of himself。 He

pushed the equipment shed door open and stepped in。 The horseblankets were still

in the corner; by the roque set。 He picked up four of them — they smelled musty and

old and the moths certainly had been having a free lunch — and then he paused。

One of the rogue mallets was gone。

(Was that what he hit me with?)

Well; it didnt matter what hed been hit with; did it? Still; his fingers

went to the side of his face and began to explore the huge lump there。 Six

hundred dollars worth of dental work undone at a single blow。 And after all

(maybe he didnt hit me with one of those。 Maybe one got lost。 Or stolen。 Or

took for a souvenir。 After all)

it didnt really matter。 No one was going to be playing rogue here next

summer。 Or any summer in the foreseeable future。

No; it didnt really matter; except that looking at the racked mallets with

the single missing member had a kind of fascination。 He found himself thinking

of the hard wooden whack! of the mallet head striking the round wooden ball。 A

nice summery sound。 Watching it skitter across the

(bone。 blood。)

gravel。 It conjured up images of

(bone。 blood。)

iced tea; porch swings; ladies in white straw hats; the hum of mosquitoes; and

(bad little boys who dont play by the rules。)

all that stuff。 Sure。 Nice game。 Out of style now; but 。。。 nice。

〃Dick?〃 The voice was thin; frantic; and; he thought; rather unpleasant。 〃Are

you all right; Dick? e out now。 Please!〃

(〃e on out now nigguh de massa callin youall。〃)

His hand closed tightly around one of the mallet handles; liking its feel。

(spare the rod; spoil the child。)

His eyes went blank in the flickering; fire…shot darkness。 Really; it would be

doing them both a favor。 She was messed up 。。。 in pain。。。 and most of it

(all of it)

was that damn boys fault。 Sure。 He had left his own daddy in there to burn。

When you thought of it; it was damn close to murder。 Patricide was what they

called it。 Pretty goddam low: