`` i know you 're here for the plants , but our first priority is keeping you safe . '' you told me to think about the words i utter . the river lived up to its obscure legend : its waters could make you forget your present , no matter how real and painful it was . but furious on will was the silent treatment . there was no doubt in her mind that miss gore would do exactly what she threatened . my voice was now shaking , but with fear instead of anger as hers was . 