`` all those rules you bend , and you ca n't bend this one ? she rested her hand on his injured leg . he bought a gun but did n't really know how to use it . why should he look more or less like a man ? '' i can report that i have high hopes of a successful conclusion to that effort , within hours . '' hell , i could n't even make it through the words without getting all misty eyed . 'did she tell you where she was going ? ' 