still , he hesitated as he rested a finger upon the bird 's skull . `` incredible , '' he whispered in her ear . peter looked around , his eyes scanning the suits then pointed to a man sitting at a corner table . the little robot 's left-or possibly right-side dilated to a small opening , out of which shot an arm with a swivel elbow and two-way palms , so that it was still impossible to tell which was its front and which its back . his tongue slid along her bottom lip , then slipped inside . 