i roll onto my back , open my heavy-lidded eyes , and stare into a pair of bright blue ones . then again , he did n't seem to be pushing or asking for much of anything . what always surprises me about these journeys is the weight they put in the canoes . `` and i thought that perhaps you 'd contribute ? we sat there silent a long time , both of us lost in our own thoughts . when he did , she saw that his face was tattooed with a similar image to the bald man and the woman . 