he seemed to regard it with a kind of wonder , and it hit me that eating food was still a new thing for him after these last few months . happy new year , he said softly when we finally pulled apart . `` no one eats here unless they earn their bread with hard labor . '' as we cross the parking lot , lucy points toward the bus stop . he was n't exactly sure what was going on ... but he could feel it . well , that 's not entirely true either . 