he had one thing on his mind . why was he even considering asking me ? there was already much that was very strange about this village or palace , but looking now at the sight of the little boxes on the wall which were full of little people , talking and shouting , he had to steady himself and take a deep breath . however , that did not stop him from thinking about her constantly . `` we walked through the front door , '' i say slowly . there was no way that she wanted to apologize . 