he smiled at me , and my lips automatically curved in response , even as i wondered what he had in store for me , for us . she and the prince returned to the fort together . '' maybe she deserves her chance , thought manny . can we take him with us ? in a lame attempt to cover her reaction to his presence , she settled into one of the kitchen chairs . she looked perhaps ten or eleven years younger . `` about a month before we were married . she pressed on all the same . 