" Not without something hot in your belly," George said. Heturned and opened a wide mouth Thermos and handed it to the stranger. "It isn't much, but i...'s hot and tasty. It's stew... , made it myself. When you're done eating it, there's coffee and it's hot and fresh."Just at that moment, he heard the "ding" of the driveway bell. "Excuse me, be right back," George said. There in the driveway was an old truck that had pulled up; steam was rolling out of the front. The driver was panicked. "Mister,. "If you say you prefer your coffee black, it means you may be willing to do it a different way. That might be to ingratiate yourself to your hostess or you might want it enough not to quibble over it not being the way you prefer."But, if you said you take your coffee black, that probably means you are not willing to compromise. If you can't have it that way, you don't want it."That's just a very simple example, but most people give away lots of information they have no intention of revealing.. The girl was obviously hungry, her stomach had revealed that, but she was ready to make a run for it when he tried to offer her food. He lifted her slight frame up into his arms, marveling once again at how little she weighed. He could feel her ribs beneath his hand. Wherever she came from, she obviously hadn’t gotten proper nutrition. He was about to go lay her down in bed when the door suddenly burst open. He knew who it was without even looking. There was only one person who would dare. I tried to look up too, smiling just because I had to sell this as a joke, you know? A funny prank, like streaking or something, except with clothes on. If I looked miserable and terrified and as deeply humiliated as I felt, well, nobody would think it was very funny then! The irony wasn't lost on me as I realized that perhaps only my dad, who was in fact the only real fearless man I'd ever met, could have appreciated the iron discipline and sheer bravery required to strut across some forty.