once i was there , i then slowly climbed up the side of the wall , and soon was on solid ground again , albeit on the opposite side of the house . i could hear them upstairs , sams voice loud against johns calm reasoning . i raised my flashlight and saw toms face staring back at me . i could manufacture such traps , and so could you . `` excuse me , '' i say in clipped words . to the end , rah rah , and all that . shes too young for a day trip like that . 