nothing could beat his mother 's sweet . i did n't want to be tempted to take the grant when the university fired me . '' as i have always done , i will tell him whatever you need me to tell him . '' it was n't until she saw her aunt frances at the funeral that she understood why her mother never mentioned her past . `` at least stop taking all of her energy away . `` where do you think we should put our bed ? '' he puts the envelope in a book . 