can you find the knots and start untying yourself ? so i ca n't persuade you to become one of us , agnes ? ' without a shadow of a smile in return , he handed her the logs and left her to start a fire . there was loud screaming and shouting coming from all directions . someday all of this would be toms , and his father wanted to make sure he knew how to take care of himself , and the farm . `` are you calling me a liar , sir ? '' she seemed frightened to be pointing it . 