she sets down her mug , a look of concern on her face . he reminded himself that he was , in fact , a grown man . two questions , i said to emma quietly . `` action , '' he said , rubbing his hands . he stopped a hundred yards from the water . `` and where 's the fun in that ? '' dont you know that it will all be destroyed ? you have the vocabulary of a twelve-year-old boy . '' recent events now made me wonder about that . 