i dont know , i said truthfully , and she glared at me , answering her own question . you can spend this week thinking about a place for us to go . but her fingers refused to unlatch . you could give me a hand you know , im not a donkey , i said . tomorrow morning , he 'd say that he 'd received an emergency call from new york-a problem at work that only he could solve . that damn gus , he could have stayed with us , she complained . 