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The Grand Tour

           

           Theywentdowntothesecondfloorwherethereweremoreroomsandevenmoretwistsandturnsinthecorridor.Thelightfromthewindowshadbeguntofadeappreciablynowasthesunwentbehindthemountains.Mr.Ullmanshowedthemoneortworoomsandthatwasall.Hewalkedpast217,theoneDickHallorannhadwarnedhimabout,withoutslowing.Dannylookedattheblandnumber-plateonthedoorwithuneasyfascination.

           Thendowntothefirstfloor.Mr.Ullmandidn’tshowthemintoanyroomshereuntiltheyhadalmostreachedthethicklycarpetedstaircasethatleddownintothelobbyagain."Hereareyourquarters,"hesaid."Ithinkyou’llfindthemadequate."

           Theywentin.Dannywasbracedforwhatevermightbethere.Therewasnothing.

           WendyTorrancefeltastrongsurgeofrelief.ThePresidentialSuite,withitscoldelegance,hadmadeherfeelawkwardandclumsy-itwasallverywelltovisitsomerestoredhistoricalbuildingwithabedroomplaquethatannouncedAbrahamLincolnorFranklinD.Roosevelthadsleptthere,butanotherthingentirelytoimagineyouandyourhusbandlyingbeneathacreagesoflinenandperhapsmakinglovewherethegreatestmenintheworldhadoncelain(themostpowerful,anyway,sheamended).Butthisapartmentwassimpler,homier,almostinviting.Shethoughtshecouldabidethisplaceforaseasonwithnogreatdifficulty.

           "It’sverypleasant,"shesaidtoUllman,andheardthegratitudeinhervoice.

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