`` i was kind of looking forward to getting rid of you . '' it should have been getting easier to deal with due to repetition . have you considered that he might be an old friend who has come to return a favor ? '' acting as if it were all her idea , she also sat . her face was slowly turning red as i took in every simple detail . which would you rather do - steal ten crowns from one man or a penny from each of ten thousand men ? ' 