i could really use your assistance , but not if i have to help you in the door . you know who the really lucky ones are ? i said , running to ann and picking her up . you , however , will not be the exalted one , and i think that thought might be more than you can bear . that was as close to a yes as don would get . perhaps the same way he 'd gotten here - the tunnel that had tugged him down , down , down . 