it 's only that , you know , fair 's fair , and i know from fair , and could n't you at least let me out to stretch me legs , i 'd only be a moment , be hardly a flick of your fingers , kind sir , only i meant no offendin ' , and i can see i 've said something wrong and i 'll take it back and recant the whole thing only i 've got to be on the road , d'y'see , gobber 'd be expecting me -- '' through the slightly watery brown-red glaze of the darkglasses , skektek saw the chamberlain dragging a filthy cart through the corridor , leaving muddy tracks behind him .