mam'selle whispers something in the bodeen woman 's ear and she glances at me and reaches in her purse and takes out several bills and holds them out toward wiggins and nods toward me , but he looks shocked and aggrieved and shakes his head as if to say you know it ai n't done that way , and mrs. bodeen shrugs and puts the money away and mam'selle pouts at the constable and then turns to me and says , `` see you later , precious .