picking up the forgotten torch , he moved toward the open door . that was your wife who answered the phone ! '' she 'd been waiting for a small jewelry box from him long enough to guarantee that . she dropped her eyes from mine and looked at the window . he brushed a bit of its wing from his lips . maybe a waste of time but what the hell , it wo n't take long . too young for me i 'm more than ten years older than she is . 