he sat down beside me and wrapped his arm around me , and the warmth from his body stopped mine from becoming numb . i kept remembering that through the worst of it . the way she asked it was completely frank and simple . food was coming down from some place called illinois . she wondered if she could lift it-and even if she could , could she swing it ? after he unloaded the sled in belle 's galley , he went to the cockpit to find cherry . `` which is why i was n't already here . '' 