gert turned sideways , just as she had when cynthia charged her on the day rosie had brought her new picture down to the basement rec room at d amp ; s. she kept her hands lowered longer than she did when she was teaching throw-holds to the girls , knowing that not even his blind rage was enough to guarantee her success-this was a powerful man , and if she did n't suck him all the way in , she 'd be chewed up like a rat in a threshing machine .