he probably did n't really need her any longer , she thought . what were all the reasons but foolishness , she mused . that 's the same pump that we had to replace a rubbed line on a while back . '' it rolled against the bank , squealing a high-pitched wail . i walked along the river , followed its path as it wound through the trees and stepped carefully on the loose , mist-sprayed rocks . i thought you just moved to town . '' i was an escape for him , and he was an escape for me . 