and yet i am not sure ; it may have been better so . ' he sniffs everything , and eats most things . `` i do n't like to talk about him much , but i 'd like to tell you the story . `` do n't be mad about the flight , '' he murmured . you cant possibly think this had anything to do with me ? his fingers tightened on her hips-dug in-forced her to be still . he crawled after them , reached the tunnel 's exit and peered out . this was too much for me to bear . 