beside him , a spider with a hard , shiny back lowered itself down on a thread . `` i 'm not real happy about him being shot , either . '' and jack , i hate to say this , was kind of stingy . she 'd clearly thought of him , her heart aching for an instant . star clapped her white paws together and another wooden table came in the rectangle . hes offering a good steady job , and thats the sort of thing that makes for a good steady life . 