she wished he would just take her in his mouth , but he continued to tease her with slowly shrinking circles . she left , white shoes squeaking faintly . he let go of her so fast that she fell back across buffalo 's body , where she wept until she had no more tears . he stopped her when she tried to move past him . the angel was stalking toward her , head lowered so he was looking at her from the tops of his burning eyes . the splash of the paddles echoed from the roof . 