ken sat up and looked up at his first two guests , then , not finding a third , looked around , and then noticed the woman standing near his left foot . they picked up speed , the horses working now for the first time . `` it is n't my stomach , '' he mumbled . just like all the times he 'd climbed through her window during high school . i sent him south the second i found out what was coming . duff rose from his bed and smiled at chris as he went to get the door . 