you people drive on the wrong side of the road . '' she demanded , wiping her mouth with a linen napkin . he left chuckling under his breath . he knelt beside the woman , helped her to her chair and pulled one up to sit beside her . i laughed and patted her on the shoulder . something in the word please had a way of making any argument i had melt away . that one was gon na leave a hell of a bruise . 