`` great , '' he said on a gust of breath , `` just what i need to make my day complete . but i could n't let myself like it . anyway id been doing this for a few hours , raised a few smiles , when i noticed that one man in particular seemed very taken with me . he did n't care if he slept with her or not . when she told me why i knew then that poor mary was lost . it would destroy and wipe out anything good that i ever did in my life . 