she had long , elegant fingers with wide palms and medium-length oval nails . thick , gray clouds boiled on the horizon . a few whom i could truthfully say i had saved from the possibility of serious infection or even death . and you 're not going to get any peace with buyers coming in and out of your house at all hours . a bit less of the `` there 's no such thing '' and a bit more of the `` i did n't know '' , yes ? ' 