`` yes , you did , as a matter of fact . her ni**les drew into hard beads . the dog in question looks up at me and i bend my face to him . jack was looking at her as if he had complete faith that she could sprint across the meadow in the face of the enemy , but she was tired , sick , and-truthfully-scared to death . `` certain that if i were to weep , like it says in the book , that- '' ander nodded . 