`` so are you ever going to tell me why you woke me up so early ? '' i turned my attention to my mother . her body was soft , giving , a perfect fit to his . `` there 's that beautiful laugh , '' he said softly . you were never to know any of this . 'i 'm for it , ' said the nurse in the living room . 'i 'm almost certain he did , general , and i 'm going to speak to him at some length about that . 