`` you do n't tell me everything about your business , am i right ? '' the knife must have been sharp ; within five seconds she felt the cord give and he was rolling away from her again and sitting up . must go set myself on fire , she said . ben never left a message and he 'd left ... four ? your mother , i would guess , he said , ignoring her question . for a moment he 'd been very angry , and now he was n't . 