she 'd handled the payment by herself . she opens her mouth to speak , but closes it quickly . manny knew better than to argue with his boss . i know what i will be remembered for . '' maybe none of them really wanted to know , but now it seemed all-important . settling on the half crouch of the semi-determined , i sneak onto the rickety back porch . every head in the room turned to see who was speaking . the car gets stuck between the buildings . 