cutoff noticed that one of the sacks was moving in a lazy way . i was ashamed of all that i was . surveying the task , he found it overwhelming , but did not want to reveal his ignorance by asking the captain general . does your honor not extend that far ? '' i had almost forgotten that my grandfather worked for the bureau . the first gray smoke of the morning light that had fallen on laura after she woke was now quickly turning the black earth to gray . and now you will sacrifice me to him ? 