you just need to do as you were taught ... no ! he would be like a rabbit let loose in a jungle filled with tigers . i knew , and had also hoped to find out for myself . why would he agree to marry a woman he had known such a short time ? she shouldnt have to see him ever again . `` besides , it 's early , so there 's still more of them here than out there . `` i ca n't quite believe it , '' he said softly as he lowered me . 