That she had me exactly precisely where she wanted me and there wasnt a single bloody damn thing I could do about it. The sight of a human face had induced a sort of verbal diarrhea, which I made no attempt to stop. His eyes narrowed a bit when he turned to look at me. My face rasped when I ran my hand over it; I had been days without a shave. At least it was housebroken and didnt shake out its grate here. The alley mouth opened out into a main street a few feet ahead and I saw two police cars tear by. The kind of thing that leaves a warm glow lodged in thememory, thatproduces a twinge of happiness for years after whenever it is nudged. When she unlocked her room I relaxed a bit.