`` good girl , '' he said , then brushed the gentlest of kisses over my lips . she shoved her hands back in the dirt and yanked on a stubborn weed . `` he is not here this evening . '' and watch how you talk to me . did you test it on a human being ? her eyes squint as she studies the screen . but , then , mrs. day did n't carry too much like this at her shop . that meant hanging around down there until they got around to getting in the tub . 