`` i tried to ask my father , but he just kept saying it was better that i did n't remember . he came closer to see its face . except when an obvious journalist walked in , his beady eyes on belle . instantly , tears sprang to her eyes . the order burned into his mind . i 'd hoped your magical friend might have some idea . there were all kinds of things out here : rats , possums , snakes . `` the woman is the worst of all . '' 