molly looked like she was ready to cry . `` leave now and it will be forgotten . '' im just saying , lionel said with a dont-ask-me laugh . whatever keeps your mind at rest . '' she had a rifle on her shoulder . i was no longer satisfied by a good time and some laughs . i huddled closer to james , though my need for a closer proximity to him had little to do with the chill in the air . 'it would n't be properly over , otherwise . 