the only difference was how many doors the walls had . `` why are you saying that like a question ? '' grace loved decorating for christmas more than anything . the white man laughed , stronger this time . `` let 's take it that you 're serious . she likes the taste of it . i get flashes of his mother 's face . i walked behind him the whole way , looking at his back . his eyes were on me in a second . certainly he had brought mack home tonight . 