all he could see was the road they were on continue straight , dividing the town into halves . the pain was brief , and replaced with a need to shake . youre always telling me how stupid i am . `` of course , ben , i ca n't say your photograph does justice to you either . the man could possibly just be religious , fanatic or otherwise faithful . he lifted the pail of ice in his lap , finding a thin film of water melted over the ice . 