for the first time in his life , colt did n't have a moment 's hesitation about who to trust . he looked at me for a long time before he answered . but also , how the heck did he know what i 'd done with the flowers ? you want to know what it was like while you were gone ? lifting his baseball cap , he shook the ends of his hair like a wet dog . occasionally , the men would run their knives through a sharpener attached to the bench . 