the man with the sunglasses grinned and tipped his hat . the world - this part of it , at any rate - had begun to heal itself . id done mine with jones and associates . with you there , my parents may actually behave long enough for me to survive a visit . '' i see myself as spending the rest of my life with you . '' it had been a while since she 'd played , and she did n't wish to make a fool of herself after insisting she was as intelligent as any man . 