do you know where the gate house is ? my mother , well she was nothing more than a common whore in my father 's eyes . '' `` we are e'er yours to command . '' `` how am i supposed to know that ? '' i was taking a huge risk bringing her here . all night , she had been on pins and needles . or perhaps it was his head . pierce looked charming in his vest , long duster , and hat , his softly waving hair almost to his shoulders . 