"Of course not—I wasn't suggesting that, " the stranger 
said. "Too bad they're asleep. Say, I have an idea! You come with me, your 
rabbit friend stays awake here to keep an eye on your sleeping friends, and 
I'll show you my place—y'know, prove to you that I'm not some kind of 
creepy stranger who's trying to take advantage of you, like you see in all 
those dumb kids' stories that only little babies read. You're not a little 
baby, are you?"