she told the teacher it was because the boy spent so much time with older people , who talked to him and taught him how to figure out hard words from context . `` the point is to be seen , '' i reminded him . she then snapped her fingers and circled her hand in the air . yeah , i know what you mean , i said . most of all , she needed ... she did n't know what . when he got to the garage , the snake was waiting for him . 