she brushed her hair and then put it in a pony tail . he had to let them be . 'you 'd better head that off immediately , pol . `` put the pedal to the metal , '' he said , his voice so confident that she did exactly what he said . she was the only single person in the firm . well , go on , urged his dad . please let me have a phone number . they were arguing who should video it on their phones . 