he brought one finger to his mouth . in fact if it was not you who was responsible for a particular discovery , it was your parents before you . when she had first spotted him standing in the sunshine , ivy 's heart had nearly stopped . i have only been following him a few minutes . '' she wanted to make fists until her fingernails bit into her skin . a pair of boots dropped into view . `` well it would be if i could stop being such an idiot , '' i muttered , rubbing my forehead . 