she 's half cracked now , they say . ' she curls her fingers into the blanket wrinkled at my waist , and sighs into my mouth . im glad i called home and got that all cleared up , so i can concentrate on baseball . `` better give me the gun , '' she said , `` since i have the glasses . '' she had squealed with delight and squeezed me harder . i must spend a few minutes examining him . are you going straight to the observatory ? he listened for a moment and nodded his head . 