the sooner we wrap this up the sooner i can put on shoes that do n't make me look like a surfer dude . '' well ... '' i let him persuade me to lie down again , my head resting in the hollow of his shoulder . she could n't cry in front of this man . father came out on the porch , and i could hear the talking getting real rough . said she could n't take the unstable income . they would study them back at the hotel , try to discern a solution . 