how was it that he caused her unusual constraint now ? down the sidewalk he nearly skipped , jumping into his car and speeding off toward the run-down opera house , parking and rushing inside without pause to inspect the road for cars . the council should have been watching grandma . there 's a cough from the living room . damn , there was no way out of this one . the dark color showed through a little more clearly there . i hate to do this , but in case theres an emergency , i should answer it . 