i started to melt , my knees buckling at the sensation . i 'm doing it without thinking because earlier today my button popped . '' but west expected to be away for a week . `` you peg him with your books ? `` i have given them to my daughter . she was n't strong enough to play such a high-stakes game of chance . somehow we found two empty seats and set everything down . his pride and his self-sacrifice . obviously , he now realized that was n't the case . 