a strange creature also had been seen , running with bent back and with hands near the ground , like a beast and yet not of beast-shape . you ca n't tell me a night on the town would n't be a good thing . '' `` do n't you want to escape from here ? `` we want to see the sword . '' be kind to my boy , he said . he looks a lot like my mother , only his hair is darker , curling around the back of his neck . i do n't want to say it aloud . 