`` would n't it be a good idea for him to go to sleep too ? '' and now for the clever part . the line jerked and opened slightly , like a fracture in a wall . they were about as different as two people could get . a man hurried past , covering his head with a newspaper . rick took in a lot of air , which somehow made his thick neck swell out even more . he was sliding off the deep end , and wanted to talk . '' 