or if there is even a god out there listening , but i do know theres something else out there at work besides what we understand . he never seemed to run out of words . old clothes and filthy faces made a good disguise . '' i 'd like to cut the word `` we '' from the woman 's vocabulary . he knew exactly what she would do next . as yet general suspicion had not fallen onto a single individual , but it was only a matter of time ; and then the wretch 's life would hardly be worth living . 