I hired a carpenter to help me restore an old farmhouse. After he had just finished a rough first day on the job, a   36   tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw   37   and now his ancient pickup truck refused to   38  . While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. 39  arriving, he invited me in to meet his family.

As we walked toward the front door, he paused   40   at a small tree, touching tips of the  41   with his hands.