i want that hug and all , but until you 're out of that demon body , i think we 'd better just wait . '' yes , ones fine , said beth half asleep . one night a lone rider rode into our camp . he 'd promised fidelity and dumped me home with a lame excuse about not wanting to hurt me . * the top of the long , winding stairs at last open out onto a vast hall . `` where and what have you been doing with my body and face ? ' 