`` i might have done some research , '' he added in his normal voice . i liked to see the glass half full in every situation . he took one look at it and called me into his office . i turned to my father and asked him to explain what point and edge were . over the years , i have often warned the governors . goodness really did sound at her wits ' end , but frankly mercy had her hands full with the two stubborn humans she was dealing with at the moment . 