thank you , but i have always lived alone and i ca n't see changing it now . `` oh , thank you very much , '' she said , disappointed that his presence here might ... stop it ! the house snapped back like an elastic . he was happy to pay $ 35 , but goat laughed , knew at that instant that money would never be the target and gave it away for a third of a cent . we 're standing side by side , not touching , watching the city around us . he spit blood on the floor . 