he was happy whenever he awoke in the morning and saw his wife standing over him , already dressed , her apron on , her white cap tied over her hair , pulling the blankets from him . `` a female who sees into heaven and hell , time and space , present , past and future . '' i sighed and gave up the fight . that which i believe in my heart would be of no worth to me were i to hide it there . whimpering , she crawled right through the vomit and then the hole into the passenger compartment . 