if you please , i will ask you to hold a mouthful of this water in your mouth for a few breaths time , without swallowing it . not that she was surprised by it . my baby , i want you to understand that i do n't ever want to see you go through what i went through . at his quick gesture the others all threw their bags on the growing heap . the occasional farmhouse on the mountain had escaped destruction . there is no question now of what must be done . 