the two of us sit in silence . `` right now , there 's not much choice for us . '' the duke was backed by half a dozen large serious men , the type of men whose only function in life is to loom behind people like the duke . what do you propose we do now ? i ca n't get back there without you . my buyer , ginger , wanted them yesterday so he will come to us . chapter thirty-nine when i got to the staircase , cold as i was , my heart sank a notch . 