a deep , rich laugh rumbled up from his chest . well , theres donna , but i still hardly know her . i sat on the filthy floor , swinging my legs into the hole , lowered myself , shortening the distance as much as i could , and dropped down . i want to make absolutely sure there will be no problem in the delivery of these letters . '' i ca n't just pretend it did n't matter ! slow and steady wins the race i tried to convince myself i 'd managed to do the impossible . 