7 standing outside the compound fence by the back wall of the old storage shed , freezing his balls off , filter-mask pulled down around his neck so he could smoke a series of cigarettes he did not want ( he 'd gotten a fresh pack in the px ) , owen would have said he never felt less like laughing in his life ... but when the man in the shed responded to his eminently reasonable question with such impatient directness - you do believe it ...