it was small and cramped and located in a rough part of town , but it had been all mine , before my aunt had demolished it . he was a natural leader-the way he handled the men working on the house told her that . good thing we did n't leave it all the way back at your place . '' money is good , why not move with the tide ? `` i noticed that you did n't ask how we came to be here , '' she said . 