her voice was the sound of sand against a window . i 'm just adding on a husband and a few new relatives today . '' how did you ever fall in love with me ? '' not enough to allow one of us full use of her fury . he stopped playing with my hair for a moment , and then he continued , smiling softly , but not speaking . each time the dog 's two-hundred-pound bulk struck the pinto , it rocked on its springs . 