l show you all that。 The basement floor plan is on the boiler room
wall。〃 He frowned impressively； perhaps to show that as manager； he did not
concern himself with such mundane aspects of the Overlook's operation as the
boiler and the plumbing。 〃Might not be a bad idea to put some traps down there
too。 Just a minute。。。〃
He scrawled a note on a pad he took from his inner coat pocket （each sheet
bore the legend From the Desk of Stuart Ullman in bold black script）； tore it
off； and dropped it into the out basket。 It sat there looking lonesome。 The pad
disappeared back into Ullman's jacket pocket like the conclusion of a magician's
trick。 Now you see it； Jacky…boy； now you don't。 This guy is a real heavyweight。
They had resumed their original positions； Ullman behind the desk and Jack in
front of it； interviewer and interviewee； supplicant and reluctant patron。
Ullman folded his neat little hands on the desk blotter and looked directly at
Jack； a small； balding man in a banker's suit and a quiet gray tie。 The flower
in his lapel was balanced off by a small lapel pin on the other side。 It read
simply STAFF in small gold letters。
〃I'll be perfectly frank with you； Mr。 Torrance。 Albert Shockley is a powerful
man with a large interest in the Overlook； which showed a profit this season for
the first time in its history。 Mr。 Shockley also sits on the Board of Directors；
but he is not a hotel man and he would be the first to admit this。 But he has
made his wishes in this caretaking matter quite obvious。 He wants you hired。 I
will do so。 But if I had been given a free hand in this matter； I would not have
taken you on。〃
Jac