i did think i was smart , smarter'n him , anyway , and that was the rest of it . in the near distance runs a river of bubbling lava . mrs. parker looked at him , confused . he had a good point but i felt i had a better one . `` you 'd understand if you 'd ever been in love . '' he lowered his voice , though not a single person seemed to be paying the slightest bit of attention . guards approached the entrance to the prison . he went down from the force of the blow . 