`` that i am , sir , it says so right here , and if it 's in print , it 's got to be so , '' i says , eyes round in wonder . then why did it feel like kitty doe was lying alongside tabs in a ditch somewhere ? `` no , '' she said in short , her mouth making a circle . oh , i forgot your present , he said , walking into the bathroom . i will run to grocery , buy you nice cup coffee ! '' 