get some beautiful pictures there , i bet . '' he was n't facing me , but i could hear the grin in his voice . jake , you really believe this is just a dream . he was very smooth , like a spy in some novel . we 'd almost died traveling from the ruins , and there had been four of us . great heavens , he was in a mood . i can go home and put this in her hands . it took a while before i realized someone had called my name . 