he knew that the cause of the commotion was an eight month old angel with his father 's blue eyes and a lighter version of his mother 's fiery auburn hair . tearing off a piece , she gave it to sam , then forced herself to eat a bite of the sandwich and a couple of spoonfuls of soup . it was hard to keep my voice low . security lights burned , one in front , another through the trees behind . i 'd like to give a kidney to caroline . '' my forehead beaded wet with perspiration . 