`` i know you do n't like him , but ... '' `` but if you 're going to let what he did go , '' i say , taking her hand , `` then i 'm going to try to do the same . '' a car rumbled by , and there was a distant yip that could have been a dog or possibly a raccoon ; we have both in the neighborhood . i raked my hands through my hair and breathed out heavily , the sound hanging in the air . she loved to try it on too ! 