`` i doubt that , '' he said and sipped his own champagne . he is only an inch or so taller than me , but i am only fourteen stone and have an athletic build . the pilot continued pressing buttons , and the ship did n't stop . theyre probably in the training room , horsing around . `` so you 're not going to let her out again ? '' it might not be enough for him , but for me-yes . it was past midnight ; the ceremony would soon be over . 