she followed him into the room and moving towards an old-fashioned , white telephone on a corner table said , i regret monsieur , i am not in the position to answer your questions . why do n't i walk you to your car ? '' but even if she had still been attracted to him , she hoped she 'd have learned her hard lessons and been strong enough to walk away . he busied himself with the planning details for his assignment to fetch the sample bottles . 