ask the bank manager if hell give you a loan . seth 's here and so is mary . '' he forced his hand to relax and jammed the key into the lock , twisting until the mechanism clicked . now she made me look like a fool . `` i know how you feel , '' he said . `` you just love being the alpha male , do n't you ? how the shells come screaming down from nowhere , and how bad the conditions really are . 