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The Grand Tour

           

           "Mommy?"

           "What,honey?"

           "Iftheyweremarried,whydidtheyhavedifferentnames?YouandDaddyhavethesamenames."

           "Yes,butwe’renotfamous,Danny,"Jacksaid."Famouswomenkeeptheirsamenamesevenaftertheygetmarriedbecausetheirnamesaretheirbreadandbutter."

           "Breadandbutter,"Dannysaid,completelymystified.

           "WhatDaddymeansisthatpeopleusedtoliketogotothemoviesandseeMarilynMonroe,"Wendysaid,"buttheymightnotliketogotoseeMarilynMiller."

           "Whynot?She’dstillbethesamelady.Wouldn’teveryoneknowthat?"

           "Yes,but-"ShelookedatJackhelplessly.

           "TrumanCapoteoncestayedinthisroom,"Ullmaninterruptedimpatiently.Heopenedthedoor."Thatwasinmytime.Anawfullyniceman.Continentalmanners."

           Therewasnothingremarkableinanyoftheserooms(exceptfortheabsenceofsweets,whichMr.Ullmankeptcallingthem),nothingthatDannywasafraidof.Infact,therewasonlyoneotherthingonthethirdfloorthatbotheredDanny,andhecouldnothavesaidwhy.Itwasthefireextinguisheronthewalljustbeforetheyturnedthecornerandwentbacktotheelevator,whichstoodopenandwaitinglikeamouthfulofgoldteeth.

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