there are a lot of fair-haired people there . '' mrs. parker asked when lily entered the kitchen a few minutes later . the devil shook him , making his teeth rattle like marbles in his head , and the boy shut up . `` i 'm fairly certain your grandfather was a member of a secret society . he was sure he was still recovering from their adventure in the shed and worn out after everything that had happened . he 'd been in this spot for an hour now , and no one familiar or suspicious had passed by . 