as he struggled to rise , one told him , `` we take the female now . '' you seem to have forgotten whose house you 're living in . i opened my mouth to reply , to tell him how i felt , but he shook his head . sighs of discontent echoed through the night air , but they marched on . i put the postcards in a brown envelope . i put a powerful be-calm spell on the babies so theyll sleep late , but theyll be hungry and cranky when they wake up tomorrow . 