she left the table and headed to the front of the restaurant with her purse . we will succeed and end this threat as surely as if we faced a full war . we slept together all night , tangled in the sheets . self-sacrifice is a very powerful thing , especially if you do it of your own free will . `` the next time a woman tells you you 're any of those things , tell her to look much closer . '' a silence fell over the sweet-scented room . 