he speaks softly to her as he sits . anything , anybody might have been keeping pace with them , waiting them out . 'thought you 'd be over for the game yesterday , ' i said . `` i 'm not much one for feeling hunted . '' he was n't sure he 'd ever done that . i 'd never be the same if i did . what gives birth to that evil is fear and only fear . i never wanted to get married until i met him . i must have stood there for an hour and begged and whined . 