but you 're too close physically to me for me to block it . '' `` are you sure i ca n't change your mind ? i do n't remember their names , but i do remember something distinct about each one . `` of course it was , '' she insisted . they both dashed past him toward the stairs , screeching again , this time in mock panic . `` have n't you learned not to walk with your eyes closed ? '' and then they slowly started to shift . 