after gnawing on the door to throw everyone off the trail , i let myself in the house using my spare key from when i was a teenager . it 's as if your ' mind is on someone else . putting his champagne glass down on the table beside him , he said , `` i think it 's late enough to claim the last dance and then leave . '' part of her felt she might be going insane . what she had was the feeling that she was sinking in quicksand , and any move would make her sink faster . 