dark spots formed in her vision . oh , what did you make of it ? `` how ... how can this be real ? '' i want to soak in a tub , then go straight to bed . '' the only one everyone turned to when in need . a way that involved that claw-footed bathtub in her apartment . some angel must have made his arms into steel so that he did not fall off ! knowing my parents and brother , there would be plenty . she asked , and he nodded absentmindedly . 