there really is no need for us to get married . '' she understood him , as he understood her . all those words seemed cheap , though . luckily as the time for the meeting drew near they had a good idea who was with him and a general idea of what they were planning . not so clean-living , said bomber . that 's fifty or sixty miles , all the way down this side of the bay and around . `` i do n't understand , '' travis said , allowing his frustration to leak into his tone . 