:12:09
I guess it was kind of a miracle
you finding me.
:12:12
(chuckles)
:12:13
No, it wasn't a miracle at all.
:12:16
- In a way, I was following you.
- You were following me?
:12:20
Well, it was no secret to me
you were staying at the Silver Creek,...
:12:23
..seeing as how
I'm your number one fan an' all.
:12:26
Some nights I'd just tool on
down there and sit outside...
:12:29
..and look up at the light in your cabin.
:12:32
I'd try to imagine what was going on
in the room of the world's greatest writer.
:12:36
- Say that again, I didn't hear you.
- Don't move now.
:12:40
I wouldn't wanna hurt this neck.
:12:43
Well, the other afternoon
I was on my way home...
:12:47
..and there you were, leaving the lodge.
:12:50
I wondered why a literary genius would
go for a drive with a big storm coming.
:12:55
I didn't know there
was a big storm coming.
:12:57
Well, lucky for you I did.
Lucky for me, too,...
:13:01
..cos now you're alive
and you can write more books.
:13:06
Oh, Paul, I've read everything of yours.
:13:08
The Misery novels -
I know 'em all by heart.
:13:11
All eight of 'em. I love them so.
:13:14
- Well, you're very kind.
- And you're very brilliant.
:13:19
Like a baby. All done.
:13:22
Thank you.
:13:24
When do you think the phone lines'll
be up? I have to call my daughter,...
:13:27
..and I'd like to call my agent
and let her know I'm still breathing.
:13:31
It shouldn't be much longer.
:13:33
Once the roads are open,
the phone lines'll be up in no time.
:13:36
If you give me their numbers
I'll keep trying.
:13:38
Thank you.
:13:41
Could I ask you a favour?
:13:46
I noticed in your case
there's a new Paul Sheldon book.
:13:50
I wondered if maybe...
:13:52
- You want to read it?
- Well, if you wouldn't mind.
:13:57
I do have a hard-and-fast rule as to
who reads my stuff at this early stage.