but its such a beautiful night i left it home . my suffering had been my constant companion . but if you keep going at this rate , soon , all of next week 's money will be spent . he glanced at the booth and found abigail still watching him . occasionally she would throw a stinging barb my way , but if i failed to rise to the bait , she let it go at that . she did n't need to know more . he gave me another intense look as he pulled on his pants . 