no , do n't ask why , just get them for me ! you will need me desperately , just as everyone alive and meant to live will need me . you can never trust what they say . but i 'm hardly in a position to lecture you . we dont have time to sit around . now they were coming to know him . or maybe tent boat was the better description . `` we can always eat , '' she pointed out gently . they needed something today , not down the road . 