she played with a corner of the sheet . it was three o'clock in the afternoon . in his surprise he loosened his grip on her , and she jerked away from him and flipped herself over the table , making for the downstairs bedroom , which at least had a lock on the door- and he was in front of her , grabbing the lapels of her jacket and swinging her around . his eyes had rolled up to straining , bulging whites . do you want to hear the story or not ? '' 