she stared at me a moment and then her hand in mine squeezed and she pulled me closer to her . he had a horrible thought that the cakes might run short , and then he-as the host : he knew his duty and stuck to it however painful-he might have to go without . he presses the tip of his index finger in the center of his glasses and moves them back on his face . plus both of them wanted to find out if their own houses were still standing . 