eve was n't close enough to inspect the shape of the cookies they were working on , but she had a pretty good grasp of the concept already . she told herself they 'd gotten out of the old neighborhood and found better lives , just as she had . he took errand out the back door of the wagon and up the steps to the top . in the end he poked his head above the roof of leaves , and then he found spiders all right . my stare must have made her a bit nervous . 