# File lib/active_support/cache.rb, line 339
      def read_multi(*names)
        options = names.extract_options!
        options = merged_options(options)
        results = {}
        names.each do |name|
          key = namespaced_key(name, options)
          entry = read_entry(key, options)
          if entry
            if entry.expired?
              delete_entry(key, options)
            else
              results[name] = entry.value
            end
          end
        end
        results
      end