they'l l stitc h i t u p a t th e vet's .
fly doyle' s law ? yo u mea n murphy' s law .
who' s doyle ? murphy' s law : whateve r ca n g o wrong , wil l g o wrong .
easy, doyle. doyle immediately calms down , squatting by jakob' s feet and staring up at the teacher .
look at him . he loves you. jakob looks at doyle, wh o wag s the stump of hi s tail .
he really love s you . so what are you doing? jakob turns to look at hi s class , who all stare at mont y and the dog. for the first time today, they're quiet .
cool . ffco class) " 
sorry to interrupt . .listen, change of plans . they'r e throwing me a goodbye part y downtown . yo u and frank get together somewher e and i'll com e pic k yo u up . jakob is a little flustere d by this encounter , acutel y awar e that his class is watching .
hey.  .
oh , trey . hey . ho w yo u been ?
nic e t o mee t you . here , tak e m y seat .
thi s i s m y stop . i go t t o catc h th e b train . j trey claps monty on the shoulder.
where'd you find those?
maybe they didn't need any more plates .
thanks, ruth .
n o one wort h knowing .
i'm a luck y kid.
luc k o f th e irish . khar i grip s monty ' s shoulder .
al l right . i'll se e yo u aroun d th e way . the y shak e hand s an d mont y signal s fo r slatter y an d jako b t o follo w him . mont y slide s throug h th e crowd ; slatter y bull s through * lik-& a--f-ullback blockin g for--his speedier--teammate . jako b walk s wit h a hig h degre e o f self-consciousness , nervousl y dodgin g aroun d th e variou s obstacles . h e passe s on e stone d gir l wh o stand s wit h he r hea d back , catchin g snowflake s i n he r mouth .
girls ? _. ,, _._:
ar e yo u retarded? he turn s and lead s the m around th e corner . i
i would . she' s go t tha t look . i lik e littl e girl s wit h tattoos . jako b groan s an d rub s hi s han d ove r hi s face .
it' s goo d seein g you , man . i gues s we'v e kin d o f gon e ou r separat e ways . jako b sit s up .
it' s to o bad . you'r e smarte r tha n th e peopl e i kno w thes e days . mont y pour s mor e champagn e for jako b an d himself , the n raise s hi s glass .
mak e m e a toast . jako b i s startle d b y th e request .
yeah . com e on , i won' t b e seein g yo u fo r a while . sa y somethin g nice . jako b stare s a t th e tin y bubble s risin g infills glass .
al l right . here' s t o doyle .
he' s you r do g now .
tell her whatever you want. but don't take off. we'll go back to my place after the party and get doyle. monty, slattery and kostya leave the room. jakob sits alone, rubbing his arm.