`` even if i could still do it , why would i do a thing like that ? '' the two older , silent boys climbed out and they all looked up at him as if waiting to be told what to do . wha ' kind o ' hero works for forty-three dollars a month ? something he might think of to do against someone else . he was hoping she would n't mention any of the witness protection program experience . pressing her thumb to the panel on the cube , she let the low pulse hum out and swiped it open . 