`` happy wife , happy life , '' he rattles off as he sits down . youve led me to my death . 'there 's lots more of it behind the mountains over there . let us know if there 's anything we can do . he looked up at her with eyes wide like a hunted animal . as a rule , he seldom did , but there were times when circumstances demanded it . the skin on the backs of his hands had the texture of old , sun-dried leather . they just could n't make things simple . 