still , she found it almost impossible to leave his side . thus he is quite surprised to realize that he is the last to arrive . she saw this piece , a new continent all its own , spinning off to the bottom of the world , where it would become buried under miles of ice . `` everybody get out , '' he said softly . i caught myself looking forward to the christmas display , which had always been my favorite , but stopped myself short . `` how did you let this happen ? '' 