`` teach me how to use my body . '' the door opened and ally stood in its frame behind a rickety screen . you 're flesh and blood body is dying . me , as your secret lover again ? '' no good would e'er come of remembering that connection , that burning spark . even in the privacy of her own home , mrs. read kept mary dressed as her brother . it looks like we have at least another hour of daylight . the eyes open slowly , and they seem to take a long time to focus on anything . 