in time , you may come to understand our ways , but first you must learn the words and then the purpose behind the words . `` soon , '' he promised , though she would n't know just how soon that would be-in other words , that night . he didnt respond at all , just kept taping his stick . a little girl found the dentures under a table , apparently kicked there by some overzealous dancer . `` do not allow this to happen again . 