when no one answers , i push the door open . mercy went to her office , put her head in her hands and wept for more than an hour . she had never been to the theater before , and this one was beautiful . to see if he was gon na shed his skin soon . '' to give him the same hope i 'd wanted for myself , and now with my mother here , even if she was n't exactly the same , we 'd both won , had n't we ? 