`` you never could tell a decent lie . '' in the middle of the bay was another set of lights moving away from them . but when he got to the top of the stairs , it was all there . there was no movement of air in the room ; the candle flames burned straight up now . `` only to stop you losing it . then it was a swollen and bleeding thing , a ruined thing , tangled with blood , and blind . before anyone can answer , i add , `` i could go for anything but pizza . 