ice cold even in times like this . i 'm so glad i convinced you to come here today . '' bill handed a cut-down mortar shell to him . i laid awake in bed for almost three hours thinking about everything , and even after falling asleep i seemed to wake up every hour tossing and turning . `` are you sure of this , lass ? '' `` i could say maybe you do n't have a mind to read , but i think you 're a little smarter than the average person , '' i replied . 