`` this is stupid , '' she muttered , stepping away from the window and heading into the kitchen . against a black background is a white face with a clean shaved head . `` that 's just the way he is , '' mrs. ford said , waving her hand . `` besides the fact that he likes to doze off in his office . '' i ca n't think straight when i 'm around her and i lose sight of everything important . around her brows was a slim golden crown . 