we filled up the wheelbarrow three or four times , pushed it up the hill . nothing seemed right it was deadly silent . `` he 's downstairs when you 're ready . `` so what do you want to see first , the paintings or the drawings ? '' riley did not quite know how to take that after his warning . he pulled me onto the dance floor , one hand warm on my waist , the other holding my hand high at shoulder level . she seemed very nice , and friendly . 