we knew you 'd let us in ! '' `` the smell is definitely worse in here ... oh , and there 's your reason . '' he poured another scotch and walked around a moment , thinking . they stood in line , and she glanced around at the crowd . had the power of hell house been so overwhelming that she simply had n't been able to cope with it ? i pushed the door open , half expecting an intruder to leap from the darkness . he asked her , slapping a ten-dollar bill into her hand . 