`` i remember the fox , '' he said , his voice very quiet . please do n't let me go there . tiny slapped him on the back . theres no way of escaping unless we get on the boat . his gasped words were threaded with a hint of delicious agony . i know it 's not something we really ... talk about . she put the tray down but backed up instead of turning to go . he talked to a policeman somewhere above us . 