71.   Well, yes, for here they were.

72.   Yes-I-said-that-why-are-you-asking?

73.   The words were barely audible.

74.   As an attempt to introduce a note of levity, the words were a disastrous flop.

75.   There was no word to describe what she was doing.

76.   Her words were no more bravado.

77.   Stok crossed his arms across his face and began to pull his shirt off, and his words were lost beneath the white cotton.

78.   The word is that there will be few surprises.

79.   His movements were quick and furtive and he spoke in a speedy whisper, as though every word were classified information.

80.   And how true those words are, even today.