two and a half hours to the castle meant he would have to make a return trip in the dark by himself or stay somewhere in the city . `` i want you to know that i have been as good as i could be , considering my nature , and i know that you have been the same , '' i say . candy waited until she was outside and a little ways away from the door before she spoke . but the dwarves only started to sing : `` chip the glasses and crack the plates ! 