he patted its back , rubbed his nose against its face . therefore may i ask that you promise me in the dark , so that afterwards , though you may be angry with me for a time , i must not disguise from myself the possibility that such may be , you shall not blame yourselves for anything . ' this is no game , he might have roared . i got some more tall-boys though . what else are you good at ? '' he thought he had never tasted anything so good in his entire life . 