"By now I'd say I know all of your secrets," I commented, slipping her owner's manual and other papers back into the otherwise empty glove box. After ...oment's reflection I added, "But I'll bet, in truth, that I don't know any of them at all yet."The danger in talking to an apparently dumb animal, an apparently non-responsive plant, or an apparently inanimate piece of machinery, is highly overrated. At least as long as you're not too directly overheard by someone who can control your fate.I view. ”“Oh. So I passed out?”“Yes. You were suffering from exposure and hypothermia.”“I've heard of people doing that . That's when they freeze to death,” she said.“That's what I was afraid was going to happen to you.”“You saved my life.”“Do you feel like you can sit up? I'll help you.”I lifted her into a sitting position.“You saved my life. I could have died out there. I don't really remember getting in your car. I just remember being colder than I've ever been before. I was so tired. I think I was. It seemed that he was no longer the only one on campus who didn’t suffer fools lightly. For the first time in ages, a student had gotten his interest. Someone could have given the kid lessons in how to deliver constructive criticism without making people angry, but Professor Bowlings was impressed none the less.“You’re not a yes man, are you?”“No.”“We’ll discuss your attitude later. I want to talk about the document I just handed you.”“This is definitely a subject that I take very seriously.. Then she dried herself off and looked at her tall and athletic young body in her full length bathroom mirror. Not too many ill effects, she decided. A few bruises and scratches here and there, maybe ; but the overall effect of her hours of total exposure was to leave her looking very healthy indeed! Glowing was the operative word! The parts of her usually well covered body that had been bare from the very first hours of her adventure were somewhat red from the sun and the more intimate regions.