we eventually make our way back inside to the beautifully decorated east room . it was soft , but it bounced off the cellar speakers , using the silence as an amplifier . `` maybe you should lie down from a minute . two bears shrugged his enormous shoulders . we had taken so long getting out that i had no idea what we might find out there . the farther they got from the noise , the less tense thomas felt . otherwise , you 'd have been three helpless little boys . '' 