why would i give a damn about what her front looks like ? for one tense , endless moment he didnt move . that was always a safe way to play it . then , a few minutes later , she joined him and worked silently at her own desk . you 're a long way from knowing what makes things better or worse for me . i didnt ask , marge replied , but you may well be right . she was a woman similar to the first , and she came in by a door opposite that which gave upon the hall . 