if anything , i was holding onto it for safekeeping . i sort of had a knack for it . '' i think she 's ... '' her breath shortened and her chest started heaving . `` he said- '' `` i 'm sure he said all kinds of things , but he never believed you . they led him to believe that that 's what they were going to do with the land . i saw a vision of a salty ocean shore and a cottage . this was going to be an uphill battle . 