i ca n't be watching over my shoulder for both you and the russians . '' sam literally bounced up on his toes . is it because of the toad in my throat ? '' you wan na grow up and learn how it 's really done ? '' ill come up later when im finished . all across the land had been skeptical at first . it 's the first noise either of us has made since coming in here . it was similar to the sound a drop of water makes when it hits a hot coal . 