he was very pleased with how that call had gone . sure enough , three days later while i was walking across campus with lucas we saw a large group of girls huddled together giggling . `` appreciate the thought , but no thanks . '' the priest was all he had to work with and time was short . you will all need to hold on and bear with me . they 're too stiff : so when you open the cases the clips bend , but they do n't spring back . '' 