`` i thought we were going to your office . '' id wondered afterwards if blind people were on the same body clock as everyone else and whether night and day had the same effect on the need to sleep . i didnt think it when he asked . `` you look like youre about to cut and run , '' he observed in an almost offhand manner . i barked out a fake sounding laugh and wiggled out from underneath his hand . he checked some of the shelters along the riverbank , looking for mel . 