he shook his head , still smiling , and swallowed the bite of sausage . the second time the face came around , though , it was my husband . even so , you might still have been able to stop us had it not been for this little beauty tipping us off at the last second . he nodded in agreement then he gulped down the rest of his coffee . already many of the witches had gathered closer to the two boys and the girl and seemed ready to take action against them if they felt it necessary . 