i have learned something from almost every one of them . was she asking me for something ? although she was most angry when i suggested such an idea to her . `` what 's that ugly thing on your chest ? '' well how do you answer the phone ? and did you notice anything unusual when you did that ? angels could tell when you needed them . at the same time , based on what his relatives had written to him , he wouldnt have been surprised if fighting broke out because of threats the southern states had made . 