Сияние

           "Hepaused,droppinghisfingerdownaline."Seethe…"Hebentcloser,hisnosealmosttouchingthepagenow."Seethe…"

           "Notsoclose,doc,"Wendysaidquietly."You’llhurtyoureyes.It’s-"

           "Don’ttellme!"hesaid,sittingupwithajerk.Hisvoicewasalarmed."Don’ttellme,Mommy,Icangetit!"

           "Allright,honey,"shesaid."Butit’snotabigthing.Reallyit’snot."

           Unheeding,Dannybentforwardagain.Onhisfacewasanexpressionthatmightbemorecommonlyseenhoveringoveragraduaterecordexaminacollegegymsomewhere.Shelikeditlessandless.

           "Seethe…buh.Aw.El.El.Seethebuhaw-el-el?Seethebuhawl.Ball!"Suddenlytriumphant.Fierce.Thefiercenessinhisvoicescaredher."Seetheball!"

           "That’sright,"shesaid."Honey,Ithinkthat’senoughfortonight."

           "Acouplemorepages,Mommy?Please?"

           "No,doc."Sheclosedthered-boundbookfirmly."It’sbedtime."

           "Please?"

           "Don’tteasemeaboutit,Danny.Mommy’stired."

           "Okay."Buthelookedlonginglyattheprimer.

           "Gokissyourfatherandthenwashup.Don’tforgettobrush."

           "Yeah.