then i went out into the garden . `` almost nobody knows what really happened . `` you will , of course , keep them . `` i was getting ready to call bill , '' he said , tilting his bag of popcorn my way . i could feel it bleed out into the room . i keep her company , and she cooks and cleans for me . her real mother left town a few years back . i hope i have n't ruined the night for them . '' needless to say he had n't been invited to the block party . 