first , tell me , what are we going to do ? her glare suggested that this , too , was his fault . not that i did n't like his serious side , but it worried me sometimes when he was too serious for too long a time . the secretary told her they were n't allowed to pay in cash , but she offered to take stella to the bank so she could open an account . i was tempted to follow the car to see where ranger pine was going . 