mouse had n't started growling , and his tail thumped the wall a few times as i went to the door , sounding the all-clear . can you just let it go ? '' it was like i 'd agreed to go on a blind date and found out that we were going to only interact using cue cards . he could believe that the old woman had been sitting there for sixteen years . `` he has called everyone to be one , '' i told her . 