they had probably been on this road a thousand times , so were hardly likely to ask him for directions . then , he pushed me up against the wall . he took a swallow of his wine . `` we did n't ... we did n't have one . '' maybe this night was n't a total waste . i got here as fast as i could at that point . made him follow orders and carefully place the objects into a large wooden box . to the left was the den , and a light switch that could n't be used . 