it comes with the territory , he replied , finding himself tiring of her false sweetness . cross is in danger and i have to tell him what i know and find out what he knows . she wished he would ask her to climb up and see the room where he spent an hour alone every day . i wondered if he had an endless supply of them . she no longer wanted to be here , did n't want to acknowledge them . they stopped in the middle of the beaten-down grass to gaze into the bright day sky . 