he was touching her shoulder , squinting , evaluating her face . `` you know we 're not coming back , '' he says , and lights the match . she pulled more gear from his shoulders . we should find another way up . she pushed him back , forcing him deeper into the darkness alongside the house . there were too many things going on here , and he didnt have enough information to figure out what was happening . but he said it in such a formal way , as if it were courtesy . 