shed come round to our way of thinking . i feel certain that i am about to shock you , whatever i say . we were put on yard duty together when she had first arrived , and after raking leaves together in silence for an hour she finally started to ask me questions about myself and the home . thorn had never been very good with managing money . it had certainly come in handy just now , she acknowledged , wondering which , or how many , of the men had caused that little miracle . 