he was already popular after his first week at the school , and i knew a lot of girls liked him . `` i do n't know if i 'm good enough to- '' he cut her off . he hit the nail on the head , professor mused . visions of heaven and hell , my friend . '' peter stared at his mother leaning against the last piling of the dock . it was pretty , but it was also noisy . he rolled forward , the ride lumpy , the steering vague , the speed low . 