peter put his hand out slowly , reluctantly , and stopped the door halfway through its swing . i turn back to the movie ; i 'm watching it but not really paying attention to all the action on the screen . the sergeant of the guard , an e-6 i knew pretty well , came over to me . worse , the closer they came to the patrol ships , the more on target their weapon fire was . i would marry a man who would let me make my chairs , min said . that was a very interesting question indeed . 