he said he could n't remember having seen either of the detectives down here before , nor could he remember what either of them looked like , except that one had a mustache . but sometimes they just put you in a place where it ca n't be helped . dim moonlight copied our silhouettes in dark shades of grey against the wall as we moved . she might be furious , but at least she trusted him to some extent . `` perhaps i wish you to demand something of me . '' 