he stared at her , saying nothing . `` it shows the fear that you know it 's there , but that you 're going to go ahead and do what you have to do anyway . '' he dove at famine and stopped short a few inches from the boys face . `` do n't tell me you 're self conscious . '' jack asks politely , and when neither of them answers : `` but say he thinks we 're on his trail . i exclaimed , and she jerked her attention back to the road . 