he smiled and left , pulling the door closed behind him . `` i just saw the article and got really worried . '' `` i 'm guessing that has something to do with the woman who is trying to leave the building before you get to her office ? '' i set down the large boot and slip my foot inside . he never went up the stairs . `` and do n't think that a few gently spoken words are going to work either , because they do n't . '' no further sound had reached her ears . 