my father 's ship is in ruins . ca n't ask for more than that . '' `` well , '' i said , rather defiantly , `` i thought i was going to die , and i did n't want to die in my sleep . '' for any other man , these plans might have sounded overly ambitious , but not for dennis walker . `` if you 'd like , i can probably take care of it . '' i wish you both all the happiness in the world . everyone stepped back from me and i remembered thinking , bomb ! 