he focused on them and smiled as it took great effort , but he made them twitch by will . `` surely you are not going to go through with this ? '' and she wanted him to feel the same way . he turned up his lantern in time to see a tray of food being pushed beneath his door . time to tell the truth and hope i could sell it . hello , thomas , the man replied without looking up . i think it meant a whole group of us got off easier than we should have . '' 