that shut her right up and i nearly laughed at her wide-eyed expression . he asked , his heart pounding like a giant hammer inside his chest . i turned to my partner and saw tears streaming down his face . but when i tried to write about it later , the snakes were only oily and still , glued to the bottom of the box . `` that will depend entirely on you . '' he told me any number of things . `` i know it 's not wrapped , or anything . 