it 's got ta grow tall and straight . i went to my purse and pulled it out , handing it over to him . when i came back here and found you gone , i thought he 'd gotten to you . how come youre not on the reporting staff ? a tense silence followed , in which both of them glared at each other . light lost its way near the foul being and , in the darkness of the bridge , it was only the clatter of his horses hooves that gave notice of his presence there . 