i turned back to carry out my task . she could n't bring herself to stop reading . jeff and the professor were engrossed in a deep conversation all during lunch , and budge and his friends grew more and more curious . `` where did i learn to speak so well ? there could be some other explanation for the coming and going of that white truck-not that rod could think of one . she pretty much told him they still had over four years , so dont worry about it . 