without the distraction of her perfect face and her smart stare , he was able to fully concentrate on her words . `` do you remember , when you were young , the first time i showed you that red box in my office ? `` so you rob them , '' wax called . it made him feel a bit like a sled dog , for some bizarre reason , but he did it , towing the ghost toward the line , pushing through the mass of them . she seemed to be speaking to herself rather than to him . 