it was a screw-cap , so it was only a moment before i had the glass in front of her . i stop , as a thought comes , a thought that stops all other thoughts . he walked out , and the rest of them watched him leave . then you can take your fox-tail and go home . '' i sit here for over an hour , and i may sit here all night , except for the noise downstairs , the repeated hammering at the front door . 