try as he might to squirm away , there was no freedom . she glanced at him from beneath her eyelashes . `` i thought this christmas was going to be awful . when my parents did spy one , however , i just lied and said that i had fallen while playing with some of my friends . his mouth parts and his voice pours out soft and unsure . to the right was a working fireplace , with a huge wooden carved mirror hanging above the mantle . and then it was just noise . 