`` i guess that settles it , '' i said , defeated . tubing at her nostrils delivered oxygen with each breath . a slight shift of the wind brought a whiff of her sweet perfume to him . strip off the skirt , sweetie , and cover your lower half with this . '' but drinking and fat food were for him strictly forbidden . `` perry , there 's something that 's been weighing on me ... promise you wo n't get mad . '' 