his eyes fly open and theyre wild , hungry-wild . `` but we are already tied together . '' a few lucky paintings would be pulled from the pile and completed . toby had the utmost respect for his landlady . truly , his habit of getting wrapped up in his work was his only real fault . damn , he 'd never even managed to ask this woman out on a date . i kept going until i arrived at katies room . instead of being painted white with black shutters , it was painted a sandy brown with dark brown shutters . 