she sipped her drink , and closed her eyes . `` she is quite-determined-to locate her niece . '' should have thought of it myself . i made a promise to myself before i left . `` i do n't want to bring her to heel . would you mind locking the door behind you ? '' when we get in there , let me do most of the talking . i turned to look into jake 's office and stopped dead . he could just make out her face , its delicate features so dear to him his throat tightened . 