you think you can sweet-talk me ? a start , she thought , relieved and pleased beyond words . had she not suffered enough for both of them ? he was tempted to stop and skin at least one . i wo n't let you hurt him too . '' she slowly turned and went inside . there was no way in hell i was going outside . the trees were more abundant now , standing in a long row on either side of the paved road . i did not want to continue this conversation . 