it sounded like it was going to start , but then didnt . human concerns seemed very distant at that moment . `` there 's no need to ever tell me if it will cause you unhappiness to speak of it . nat lowered his head as he said , 'you all might as well know . `` tonight does n't count , because we 're both drunk . '' he had n't meant to treat her like her brother , manipulate her into his way of thinking ... but he 'd done just that . 