`` it 's going to be a very late dinner , and then i 'm driving them to the airport . he was almost panting when he said , `` you 're clearly not in the least biased . '' you 're thinking it is n't an important project . '' i shook my head , going back to my own papers . im supposed to be saving the world . `` would you like water or ale ? '' i built it , about fifty years ago . just like his gaze , his hand was utterly steady . 