one by one the stones fell , until slowly , so slowly , the entire structure crumbled . as his arm lowered he felt the fight drain away . `` are they still looking at you funny ? '' an open date , that explained it . he grinned in order to indicate that he was kidding . my name meant traveler or pilgrim . his smile made the bosom buddy he was talking to frown . but , he did have guards at the door . between our houses lay only the woods and the cemetery . 