keeping her cloak 's hood pulled well forward to hide her face , she sat in the other chair and , with a graceful turn of her hand , drew the bottle toward her . even during his time in the navy , the idea of dying in the line of duty had always seemed distant and unreal . if we ever come back here , it will probably be gone . '' he 's standing in the middle of the room , fiddling with his camera , without a shirt . 