i was sitting beside her , my chair dragged with me , between one drink and the next , my arm around her , the other rubbing at her belly , then her thigh under the table . everyone stood up when i did , and i felt my legs struggle for balance . he shook his bony finger at his pupil . cooper stood near the door , frustrated . something had already caught his eye as he drove out of the town . it said , hey , we 're still in the country . 