she wanted to forget every last thing about this miserable chapter of her miserable life . and from that point on it was only the machinery that kept him going . she strolled along , a parasol raised against the sunshine . `` let 's have it , '' joey said , cutting to the chase . he assumed it was that girl brat under the flapping white sheet . she 's not getting any because you 're still scaring everyone away ! '' it makes sense the responsibility falls to me . '' 