As she fires aimlessly, her husband withdraws into a corner of the room: "D-D-Doris, please-please-oh, don""t, don""t Doris, don""t.Here the fortunate ones through money or influence or luck might obtain exit visas and scurry to Lisbon, and from Lisbon to the New World.Phone calls, mail...In the meantime, I""ll crowd him a little, see if he""s got any iron in his blood.When Macreedy returns to his room from the bathroom, Hector is lying back on his bed, his Stetson hat tilted down over his forehead.Bick boasted to Leslie about the local food as they lined up next to a long row of tables with red-and-white checked tablecloths: "The best food you ever ate, honey.