you have little idea just how hard it was to wait . harry was real happy with the job . '' she would n't think of anything but him if she did . worth the risk of being left behind . thomas , we live in a precarious world balanced upon difficult and dangerous choices . if that 's true , there 's only one thing i desire . he expected things to progress smoothly and quickly . she pretended to sip her wine , but she was n't about to drink much of it . 