he could kick him , oh yes , and razgut would croon to the pain all night long and comfort it like an armful of babies , and in the morning he would count his bruises , and number his spites and miseries , and go on smiling , and go on knowing all the things that no one remembered , the things that should never have been forgotten , and the reason-oh godstars , the most excellent and terrible reason-that jael should leave the stelians alone .