`` no , '' mason said before lucy could respond . he took two steps backward , away from the girl , his eyes wide . when are you going to wake up and see that shes a lost cause ? i knew there 'd be the risk of this kind of thing when i married you . you know how fast the world moves now , especially the stock markets , do n't you , rich boy ? '' it is you who must tell me what has happened here.- a wave of surprise moved through the people assembled there . 