he said with his elbows on the table , and his head buried in his hands . `` but you 're still not convinced he 's clear . '' the last thing in the world i want is for you to be miserable in salvation when you could be happy somewhere else . '' it was like an old coat i could n't get rid of . `` tell me about the brick , then . '' she had those posters on her wall . i just ran his ass off the other night . 