he guessed she had drunk directly from it , and that her fingers had been covered with gravy or ice-cream when she did it . she had no parents to call her own . he could be an eye model . the demons could all smell it-even the smallest cuts would draw them . he hesitated , then returned and snatched the binoculars from their perch and quickly got out of the suffocating room . why does mommy always take a shot in the morning ? he padded to her side and pressed against her as she gave him a pet . 