i do n't know if his foot caught hold in the rain-gutter or my hand grabbing his stopped his fall , but one thing was apparent either way . i wo n't let it happen to my brothers . your mother would have suffered , mourning the loss of her only child . had blake sent his brother to quiz her ? i had stood back in the doorway , unsure whether to be prepared for an explosion . and she was technically right about no longer being a student . `` go get tony , the maintenance man . 