he frowned as the listener with facial hair spoke in basic `` do n't ask us listeners questions period . his face fell for a few beats then broke out into a wide grin . but she wanted her pictures and some of the things she brought with her . she closed the distance between them , sand in her shoe scratching her heel . she smiled , and i just about dropped to my knees . it had been an adventure and had taken him away from his mother . `` and your little rebellion is doomed . 