i spin around to ask him what the hell he means by that , but he 's already halfway down the street and getting into his car . start at shark tooth rock , round the buoy , and into the harbor . `` you go ahead , '' my father said to my mother . the market in gem stones has just about dried up . '' in fact , she enjoyed the older woman way too much . the door to laboratory two was closed . she was up on tiptoes , trying to take the weight off her throat . 