two hours later i was shaved , plucked , dressed and ready when someone knocked on my door . `` so it seems there 's more that happens in your life on the road than you tell me in your letters . unfortunately , i know exactly how he feels . and how did the magazines fit into it ? `` take these , and keep them safe for me . `` it 's what they do , '' he said cheerfully . whichever one was not sleeping would stay awake to mind the fire ; and to address the crowds . 