henry let go of my hand to set his on the doorknob , but he did n't turn it yet . bear was a sometimes plumber but most of the time bum . and you are the author of this twelve-page tome , young man . there were just a few drops clinging to the bottom of the glass . there were so many bags of ice and boxes of food that they had n't started to melt yet , but it was only a matter of time before they did . `` now , see , she only did that once . 