some of the cases-they stayed with him . as fast as my mind will work , i race through several scenarios , searching for the one that 's most effective and will buy me the most time . just counting the twenty-seven blake and son 's boxes had made him anxious . it has been nine days since we set forth , of which we have been on the move for a little more than seven . '' `` whatever it is , it can wait . he was touched by this , and also amused . 