i 'm not a monster ; i only want you to learn the rules so we do n't have any more trouble . how on earth am i supposed to act around a staff ? by this time , it was getting late , the sky heavy with sunset , and i clicked on the lights . there was a buzz of excitement in the inn , now crowded beyond believing . 'but , er , i thought we stopped all that sort of thing . she needed him , and whether or not she accepted that fact , it was still a fact . 