He shook his head.
"I have money," she said.
The pale eyes clung to her.
"My parents give me an allowance, and I could get jobs wherever we were. I just want to ride with you. I wouldn't even talk unless you wanted me to." She had to be with him. She had to sit and stand beside him, as relaxed and withdrawn as he was. She had to freeze people with her words and with her unrespondingness. She had to make an end of stupidness.
He took a deposit clip from a pocket. He pointed to a figure. "Match that?"
She withdrew her own clip and showed him a figure that exceeded his.
"How much allowance?"
She told him.
He nodded to the car. "Wait there. Take me five minutes to pack."