jonas looked at him for a long minute , then nodded and turned away . `` i ought to gut you , do you know that ? '' he has to be allowed to play solo , too . '' best to just grit her teeth and get it over with so she could get on to the good part . now fully painted and dressed , she looked like a temple statue her hair , combed repeatedly until it shone , falling in waves over her shoulder . he whispered the words when he was sure she was fast asleep . 