k's hands were clenched tightly in his lap； working against each other；
sweating。 Officious little prick； officious
〃I don't believe you care much for me； Mr。 Torrance。 I
little prick； officious —
don't care。 Certainly your feelings toward me play no part in my own belief
that you are not right for the job。 During the season that runs from May
fifteenth to September thirtieth； the Overlook employs one hundred and ten
people full…time； one for every room in the hotel； you might say。 I don't think
many of them like me and I suspect that some of them think I'm a bit of a
bastard。 They would be correct in their judgment of my character。 I have to be a
bit of a bastard to run this hotel in the manner it deserves。〃
He looked at Jack for ment； and Jack flashed the PR smile again； large and
insultingly toothy。
Ullman said： 〃The Overlook was built in the years 1907 to 1909。 The closest
town is Sidewinder； forty miles east of here over roads that are closed from
sometime in late October or November until sometime in April。 A man named Robert
Townley Watson built it； the grandfather of our present maintenance man。
Vanderbilts have stayed here； and Rockefellers； and Astors； and Du Pouts。 Four
Presidents have stayed in the Presidential Suite。 Wilson； Harding； Roosevelt；
and Nixon。〃
〃I wouldn't be too proud of Harding and Nixon；〃 Jack murmured。
Ullman frowned but went on regardless。 〃It proved too much for Mr。 Watson； and
he sold the hotel in 1915。 It was sold again in 1922； in 1929； in 1936。 It stood
vacant until the end of World War II； when it was purchased and pletely
renovated by Horace Derwent； millionaire invent