if my boys were half as curious as that little girl , then this time next year was going to be interesting , to say the least . he showed me the papers and the line where i could make my mark . `` ending any discussion sounds damn good to me . '' finding his way back would probably be no problem , but better safe than sorry . she examined her nail as she considered how to answer him . the steps leading up were buried , and she did n't want to climb them . 