'except for my head , that is . and we have lots to deal with after . `` you bet , '' he said , and steered her toward a burger stand in the distance . he was almost out of strength when his body came up against a wall . clearly the target feared a gun and took up a defensive pattern . he had his elbows on the table and his hands over his face . i ran over to the cave and there indeed was a stream trickling from the caves mouth . 