`` oh lord ; hear your child and bless her . that seemed like the best of all possible worlds to me . are you going to be in here much longer ? they both turned toward the portrait of her mother above the fireplace . he loved it when she read him stories about warriors and heroes . what did it matter if i looked even worse ? he reached down and took my arm . `` that , '' she said , `` is entirely your problem . 85 pointed forward , something on her face showed a ghost of a life . 