he knew the trauma of what happened today would stay with her for a long time . but even more than that , will you do me the honor of being my wife ? there was very little time to spare and i made up my mind that if i did n't find any method of transport within a couple of minutes i 'd follow the others and try to beg a lift on the road . i found a place to sit , on a picnic table that was set near what was turning out to be quite the dance floor . 