he had walked slowly alongside the old man all of this way , careful not to get too far ahead or to let the old man go faster than was necessary . her mouth moved but no sound escaped . family staff , im sorry to say , came to me with the furniture . then i touched it to black lady number two , with the same result , except she was standing and she hit the ground like a dead weight . i had my hands full with him ; i had my hands full with all three of them . 