`` you always said you 'd do this . a female 's laughter carried through the downstairs . this is the point of our demonstration . she made herself continue sorting the papers . she was frantic , yes , but something more was involved . it was like trying to imagine the distance to the moon in inches , or the number of grains of sand there were on a beach . `` that is so not the look he gives you . '' he put an arm around her and pulled her close . 