he was n't keen to spend the night against a wall , shoved behind a bunch of coats , but he 'd slept in worse places . `` there 's nothing we can do , '' he said , slowly putting his arm around her . you wanted me to go wife hunting . the old man was gone and standing in his place was a younger mana much younger man , probably his fathers age . `` yeah , '' she answered , picking up a flier for something , flipping it back to front without reading it , then setting it aside . 