better yet was to get a story out of him . the priest was the captain leading the vessel through the storms of life . had i ever had that for my job at the bank ? the two men looked at the policeman , and then at each other , helpless . `` this is beautiful , '' i whisper , changing the direction of the conversation . it seemed like a long time passed before the shadow did anything at all . last time was over a year ago . `` i told you , you did n't want to hear it . 