she 's the keeper of the island . those facts told him a lot about her- and how to deal with her . the man looked up with a grin on his face . `` got it , '' i said , typing the last of the data into the system . as for her face , it was nearly perfectly symmetrical , a scientific characteristic measuring beauty . then she threw up her hands . that 's what i 'm asking you to do . '' slowly i pulled back one corner of the curtain to peek out . 