`` tomorrow morning i want to set everything up . every time he asked himself that question , he came up with the same answer : why ? the figure was as short as he was round . as she took her place beside steven , anna placed her hand into the hand of the man who had convinced her to love . `` how many do you smoke a day ? '' what could he leverage to keep himself `` alive . '' `` by holy jesus , what do you want ? '' 