maybe that really was what they wanted all along , except for mrs. williams of course . i knew enough about armies to realize that nothing apparent was likely to happen for some time , and sure enough , it did n't . would n't you know it the mutt gets his lazy ass up and walks away . down the street was a large pine . i swallowed hard and wished i had n't even come back out . `` not funny , you got a future with me so deal with it . '' 