rock slapped him gently on the shoulder . pieces of glass the shape of lightning bolts had fallen out . the girl sighed and tapped her staff on the ground a little harder . madame , he said , i will gladly give you more . that was the problem with knowing someone so well , she thought . papa would scowl for a month at the sight of such things . all characters and events in this book are fictitious . `` i came over to see what all the commotion was about . '' 