he took off his glasses and cleaned them on his flannel shirt , then put them back on so as not to miss any detail . i 'm telling you now that this is a losing case . '' `` if we decided to pull some fingernails ? '' it would n't pass the laugh test . '' each time he looked at her , he found he wanted to smile . the sun would not have risen . but , just in case i never got that opportunity , i took this one . '' 