for her part , donna has gone silent , gazing out the window as she bites the nails of her left hand in between puffs on the burning coal in her right . i took no care to move quietly as i thundered down the metal steps . neglecting , of course , the fact that the union had actually won the war . dusk gave way to darkness and the smell of rain filled the air . he was so cute like that . `` you think i killed the woman i thought of loving ? 