you can find anything there , she explained with excitement . rather than make a fuss , she allowed him to draw her into conversation over the meal . some looked his way but it was not clear whether they actually saw him . but she could n't bring herself to tremble . sudden intense pain rescues him from it . the one she wanted was shiny and new . `` you get pricked with a thorn or a spindle or a needle and then you die , or go blind , or you sleep forever . '' 