he only tightens his grip , pulling me into his chest . his horse jerked beneath him , evidently startled by the yell . and i never had a chance to cancel this appointment , ralph thought . so that she would n't be alone . vane used to have a similar saying . she could make out the gap quite clearly . we just shared a cab , '' i said , trying to make my answer sound final . so i let you believe what you thought . '' `` it 's stuck , but you could probably get it . '' 