if one was slithering away from her , let it ! she took a few steps forward and turned around . she looked up over the candle . her eyes lit up , and she smiled so big that it caused me to laugh . it had better be a good offer . her heart took her back to the father-daughter time she 'd spent with her dad in his office . you can meet nothing there better or worse than your fate . '' he 's so big for being born a month and a half early . 