'who says it would be pity ? in fact , fred is n't so sure himself . `` are you all right about this ? '' he glared at her for a moment , her barb having obviously hit home . for a moment she only stood there , as if in shock . are you going to do something about this ? he ran like he had never run before in his life , squeezing every drop of speed from his muscles until he thought they would tear from his bones . he pretended to be angry but he was n't really . 