lucy asked , taking one last bite of her sherbet . the fact that his wife had thrown herself into the equation too barely even registered . i do n't want the others to get discouraged . '' `` i thought i 'd mention it before you started eating . the whole time , he was using you to get to me . `` you sat and slept on my lap that whole night . a shadow stepped out of the darkness in the bathroom . he 'd like to think he 'd gotten to her-the same way she 'd gotten to him . 