she figured she had about a fifty/fifty chance of making it through the weekend alive . and i want you to live too . `` we need more time to work on something that wo n't kill so many of our own people ! '' the `` peasants '' were forced to eat onions and cabbage , having nothing else . it is mostly the horses , amy , and the open land . he leaned back over and whispered more into the manager 's ear . i was hiding in a corner , scared to death . 