`` how were you able to survive this , ben ? '' `` put that thing down , '' she said . far across the courtyard and the main dining room , one of the servants saw her , caught her gaze and her gesture . in fact , i can tell you something else . we had made a night of it as we listened to music and ate the popcorn that never made it onto a string . i should be the one going out at night not having a worry in the world . 