through the window , she could hear somebody beating on the study door . i gave eric a sort of heavy pat on the cheek . `` i 'm here to straighten out a mistake in my past . '' he turns and walks in the opposite direction , but he stops and faces me again . how did you get hurt sir ? she stays with us , of course , and helps us plan . learned a lot too , and got it in my noggin i could be an engineer . drake ordered his usual whiskey , neat . 