take it one hundred and forty or leave , she said , and started to take things from display on the front of her table . 'not necessarily , but i like to have that option open if the need should arise . ' now we were all alone with no adult help . he has gone ahead of me and disappeared beyond the tunnel . `` she 's got the boss man wrapped around her little finger . he barked when i stumbled over a break in the pavement . `` it feels like such a big deal . '' 