they had gone more than twenty four hours without sleep by then and were beginning to physically show the signs in their faces and moods . there was porridge , honey , milk , boiled eggs , and crisp fried fish . we go on to the next ride . '' i shut the book , not because of its contents ; i had n't read a single line yet . they snort and hiss but are really quite timid . he may seem a small-time operator but theres an evil surrounding him as real as flesh over bone . 