my heart beat , and my lungs emptied . `` i do n't suppose it had a bowel , did it ? '' `` i 'm not going to let someone scare me off . '' his mouth was still cold from the ice water he 'd just drunk . her mother had tears in her eyes , and her father was beaming . i didnt even bother to change clothes . `` i trust you will be comfortable here , my lord . he stared at me for a long time . 