they were so far down the list that they probably did n't even make the list . then he turns back to us , and he has a smile pinned on for us . i got on the pillow-top mattress , curling up as he covered me . `` add that it 's on a river , and you have a major trade center . '' `` but- '' `` we can figure something out when i get back . '' that statement was one i knew as the truth . you will find many things unpleasant in this life . 