the truth was , he did n't like it . he felt his eyes burning into her . thomas turns his eyes back to the road ( he seems to count to three in his head before letting the jeep go forward ) . nothing like this had happened to him since he was an infant and he was suddenly sorry for the babies for whom everything was done and who were not sufficiently conscious of it to enjoy it . he slid off her shoes , kissed her toes , then kissed his way up one leg . 