`` it was all i could think of to do . the man had also done some work on the richards rifle when it needed a tune up . but in the long run , not a chance . the front of the newspaper building is blank and empty , its entrance a dark maw under the sodium lights , its remaining staff deep inside , making last-minute changes to the front page . i could answer with such accuracy now . money wasnt everything , he interrupted , whatever she might imagine he thought . 