your own dear mothers , who first showed you how to use a pickaxe- '' nobby , standing by the doorway in terror and amazement , was aware of a growing chorus of nose-blowings and muffled sobs as carrot went on : `` -she 's probably thinking , i expect he 's having a quiet game of dominoes or something- '' a nearby dwarf , wearing a helmet encrusted with six-inch spikes , started to cry gently into his beer .