the preacher do n't notice 'cause he 's wheezin ' away with the effort of gettin ' me up to his lair and 'cause the lamp hit the carpet on the stairway , which muffled its fall , but i notice 'cause i can see over his shoulder and i see that the lamp has spilled out all its oil onto the stairs and the wick flickers in the middle of the mess like it 's gon na go out but it do n't , it lights the spilled oil on the wooden floor and it flares up with a whoosh , but he do n't notice , no he do n't notice 'cause he 's still mumblin ' with his gramps .