( a neat double act , that ; they only spoke in order to get the other one out of trouble . ) listening is the mother of wisdom . 'how often did you work for them ? ' the man who had been watching them from the window stepped onto the front porch , peering into the darkness . a single scored de la pea , then a triple scored the tying run . daddy 's rattle when he breathed had been going on for a couple days now . 