and he has told me he would . he shook his head and shrugged out of the bags before slipping off into the bush , as if hed never been there . caroline 's philosophy in life was to be comfortable , and she went to extraordinary lengths to accomplish it . and then , as suddenly and unexpectedly as that , her choice was made . he could try to talk them out of it , but they would n't be denied . just then the door opened , and blake 's frame filled the doorway . 