but the soldiers are pulling me off the saddle and i 'm holding on as hard as i can- `` let her go , '' a voice says , cutting through all of the shouting , even though it does n't sound raised at all . but what were they going to do with those last minutes ? indeed or you may find colleen and i knocking at your door again . she thought he had never looked so handsome-but there was something too alert , too strung-up , in the attitude of his head . 