i 'd told them we were private people , that was all , and we enjoyed our family time and would n't sacrifice it . it had turned everything upside down . easy as pie to fall out of a canoe , especially when you 're fishing . i guess she was ready for more . he stopped kissing her but did n't take his lips from hers . yes , she had been coming to the doctor since she was born . one servant brought two small bowls of a powdery substance , and set one by each of the tubs . 