she sold something to them for twelve hundred dollars . or like she was trying to keep her thoughts to herself . one could be afraid only so much before the body shut it off in self-defense . tony looked up and gave some sort of movement to his lips that she supposed could be considered a smile , and she thought for sure that she 'd finally won him over until a shadow fell over her and the room seemed to shrink . she shook her head , stopping me . twelve and so , thirty minutes later . 