i 'm doing this now before i totally lose my nerve and really screw up . perhaps if i showed you some of my earlier work , you might be more convinced . she reached across and patted his hand . he took a single red flower from the box . when you were sick , you wailed like a banshee . `` you do n't want to know how far i went with her ? '' perhaps your brothers will seek to bring you into battle . '' it has been nothing but trouble . 