thats a fact , dodge said , twisting in his seat to face them and dropping the good old boy routine . the town would mourn the loss of the old sheriff . he felt its hot breath all over his face , felt the saliva drip down onto his neck . pip sucked in as much breath as he could . `` you want to know if the accident was actually an accident . '' i can try to find out , though . it was something she could n't quite define , but that was nonetheless real . 