i could probably tap-dance naked on a table while you all ate dinner and you would n't even know i was there . you are the only other person who was present when it happened and you told me that you had gone home before the fire started . there was n't far to walk since he lived on the ground floor , but when we stepped outside , he caught hold of me , his hands resting on my arms . and he whispered in her ear . it 's getting thinner all the time . 