before he could move past me in the direction of the truck , i grabbed him and gave him a hard hug . no , no , he seems fine otherwise . `` we 're just doing our job , sir . '' the cat 's frightened white face peered back out from a hole . `` to become someone my parents will accept . there was one place , however , where rubble and boulders had spilled across the tunnel floor from a cave-in . i looked at victor and met his eyes in their gold glasses . 