`` wo n't see much of me down here , i can tell you , '' mary admitted with a shudder as she tightened the sash on her blue terry-cloth robe . what if something happened to gramps or grams ? she blinked at her sister , then at the young prince . i quickly sat up , removing my head from his lap . im next and im dead , i think , and squeeze my eyes shut , barely daring to breathe . i just did a stupid thing , that 's all . '' 