`` yes , '' he replied , and he gave my hand a kiss . i should have just let them take my apples . `` i could n't possibly sleep , '' she said , nuzzling his neck . he was n't even certain he could explain it to himself . 'the dishes , ' i whisper into his neck . `` no trick , '' a woman said in the common tongue . the first thing that hit her was the smell of freshly baked bread . i only had two more days to prepare . 