alexander graham knew lots of stories about the rich and famous people of new orleans , whether they lived there in the present or the past or had just passed through although alexander once said nobody just passed through because each person who spent time in the city of new orleans had its mark on them just as if they had lived there and then hed said that really everyone was just passing through this life anyway and corrine had given him a quick shushing look but glory said thats ok , we all know that im dying , do we all know that we are all dying ?