as he looked around at his empty home he thought it would be pretty great to share it with someone . she had been with him from the beginning-as she said , his darling and delight . 'do you want the human back ? ' `` we have n't been here two days and already the cat 's out of the bag . it looks like a story or something . tess pressed her lips together , not saying a word . she yanked them out of the closet , dangled them over the puzzle and let them drop . 