`` you 're not killing me ... '' lucas 's voice rumbled in the night . bear could be down here , she said . probably not , but he was n't so lucky . cried out the thin boy with the buck teeth . but if you will excuse me , i really must set off for home . the covers on the bed were turned down , the sheets were covered with hundreds of white rose petals . theres a blanket on the floor , said the driver . mercy crossed her arms as if to say she was making her stand . 