but he stopped laughing when he saw zoeys confused expression . `` curiosity killed the cat , '' she whispered . and in order to keep him from jumping out the window , she had agreed to read to him . the woman stuck out her bottom lip in a pout that looked ridiculous , then ran her leg up my side . then i said to dog , `` ginger did n't send me . '' the stink of the refuse had been bad ; this forgotten mix of hair , dead skin , waste , and gunk was almost as bad . 