or they both have to go free . anyway , this went on for about six weeks . i could see the creature ahead of me . i feed my birds , too , but that 's an entirely different matter . she leaned over and stroked his hand . also because i did n't want to give him any reason to think i was onto him . you have a lot of nerve , you know . she walked through the living room , ignoring all the strangers in her house , and went straight to the bedroom . 