at the end of it , her face again showed the broad smile that he was starting to enjoy seeing . her fingers picked up the cold metal . and then , he left.i paced the old rug in the dining room so many times i wondered if i was wearing a track in it . even though she was ill , none of us expected her to have such a dramatic turn for the worse . he wondered if she was a little drunk and disliked her even more . he tried to stump you , but failed . 