we were just standing there in the hallway , and he was n't leading the way to his room or anything , and i did n't know where his room was , and as the stalemate continued , i became convinced he was trying to figure out a way not to hook up with me , that i never should have suggested the idea in the first place , that it was unladylike and therefore had disgusted augustus waters , who was standing there looking at me unblinking , trying to think of a way to extricate himself from the situation politely .