we need to upgrade the security here . '' `` after that , it was all so easy , '' she murmured , ignoring him . i ate eggs and bacon and toast . and struggling did about as much good as trying to break a brick wall with bare hands . you would have simply died of your wounds and that would have been the end of the matter , at least as far as we were concerned . thomas almost got dizzy from the quick exchange of hugs and words of relief and welcome . 