`` well , i think it 's good that you 're finally showing signs of being human , '' she says with a small smile . plaster was dropping off the house walls , and even the knocker had fallen off the door . we stood there for a few minutes , my heart beating rapidly at his soft gaze . they could hear the bell clang softly on the table although no one was touching it . i was the secretary here until the city ran out of money . said several female voices together as the boys laughed . 