she shook his hand and smiled , acted like an idiot , then ran out . did you drink all of this today ? '' he was , you could say , more human than he 'd been since he was a boy . '' but neither of us seems to know how to get the comfort of touching back . all the tall buildings are gone . how do you do a strip tease ? '' she sighed as only a mother can . i always thought he was too much like your father in some ways . 