`` i did not promise i would n't search for him on my own . '' i am alone , she thought to herself as she stopped marmot , wrapping her hands around the rope that bound her wrists together and pulling to bring the horse to a stop . anyway , im sure theres no rush for me to get married . when he reached the doorway he smiled to himself . the national league scores were flashing across the bottom of the screen , when mary came downstairs . 