he grinned at me and i shook my head . so that 's a total of nine hundred dollars per month . then you dont believe what you see ? he went into the kitchen , opened the hamper and looked at a dress c the one she 'd been wearing yesterday evening . lunch was over before he had returned . `` chances are the two things are completely separate . as soon as i was alone i sank down to sit on the ground , pulling my knees up and wrapping my arms around them . 