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The Grand Tour

           

           Ullmannodded."Simplebutadequate.Duringtheseason,thissuitequartersthecookandhiswife,orthecookandhisapprentice."

           "Mr.Hallorannlivedhere?"Dannybrokein.

           Mr.UllmaninclinedhisheadtoDannycondescendingly."Quiteso.HeandMr.Nevers."HeturnedbacktoJackandWendy."Thisisthesittingroom."

           Therewereseveralchairsthatlookedcomfortablebutnotexpensive,acoffeetablethathadoncebeenexpensivebutnowhadalongchipgonefromtheside,twobookcases(stuffedfullofReader’sDigestCondensedBooksandDetectiveBookClubtrilogiesfromtheforties,Wendysawwithsomeamusement),andananonymoushotelTVthatlookedmuchlesselegantthanthebuffedwoodconsolesintherooms.

           "Nokitchen,ofcourse,"Ullmansaid,"butthereisadumb-waiter.Thisapartmentisdirectlyoverthekitchen."Heslidasideasquareofpanelinganddisclosedawide,squarertray.Hegaveitapushanditdisappeared,trailingropebehindit.

           "It’sasecretpassage!"Dannysaidexcitedlytohismother,momentarilyforgettingallfearsinfavorofthatintoxicatingshaftbehindthewall."JustlikeinAbbottandCostelloMeettheMonsters!"

           Mr.UllmanfrownedbutWendysmiledindulgently.Dannyranovertothedumbwaiterandpeereddowntheshaft.,

           "Thisway,please."

           Heopenedthedooronthefarsideofthelivingroom.

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