i waited for a letter from you all week , he said . downstairs , i greeted everyone with a long face on my way to the door . how could they be so strong and so breakable at the same time ? he was n't altogether certain the earth had healed him . hes got tons of contacts all over the place and will probably go places we cant . `` get on the streets , '' he ordered the demons . he releases my hair and backs toward the door with a vague smile . 