a cheap thrill skated through her that the stray would n't let anyone touch him except for her . and i wanted it to be true so much that it just had to be . i hate these you had to be there stories , detective . he speaks in high-art , and i speak in normal person there was nothing normal in those books you passed around . the girl whispered quickly : she may be nobody to you , you wo n't see her again ! `` looks like he could spare a bob or two . 