[Q]: the two friends ate in silence and then cleaned up . they decided not to trouble tommy for his dirty bowl . it would keep until morning . '' ready to bed down ? '' seth asked . '' yeah , i guess so . '' jake sat on his bag and began to pull off his boots . crawling inside , he zipped it up , then propped his head up on his elbow and looked at...

[A]: seth

[Q]: '' if it was up to me -- '' '' i 'm losing , '' otis stopped ethan . '' it 's not necessary to talk , it 's obvious and there 's no point denying the truth . '' '' i 'm sorry , '' was all ethan could say . the surroundings did n't exactly encourage enthusiasm . otis lifted himself out of the wheelchair and covered the distance between him and...

[A]: ethan

[Q]: a mark that meant we would n't have to break the law to stay together . so what if i had to be the prime minister 's mistress ? he probably had dozens of them . he 'd grow tired of me eventually , and then i 'd be free to be with benjy . and i would still be a vii . not a iii , not a iv , but a...

[A]: vii

[Q]: ruthie , just thinking out loud , wondered if there was any connection between the fishbone and the ocean voyage to europe . '' you 've got to interpret them right . '' ruthie did say she saw money coming to the hogans . '' oh , i got that already from poor larry , '' mrs. hogan explained . '' i must have got the past and future cards mixed , '' said...

[A]:
ruthie