she knew what her old friend feared and she delighted in giving him exactly what he expected . its my pleasure , the grey-eyed man bowed kindly . `` it could get a bit sticky later on . of yesterday , everyone gathers around it . did you know in an old mattress one quarter of its weight can be old skin and dust mites ? her body certainly did n't tell a different story . i shook a few hands and bumped a few fists . st cloud spun the wheel to the right and then the left and frantically found reverse gear . 