'you see , today , when i finally got him settled in that old hut , i said 'if you need anything at all , just pop up to the house and ask , either me or the misses or one of the kids 'll be there ' , and he said that he 'd rather not bother us , and i said 'oh , it 's not any bother at all ' and he said 'i 'd rather not ' , but like he really meant it , as if he were afraid of us or something .