he 's nearly forgotten how much he misses father already , and now this whole thing seems a very fine adventure to him . but now it felt like the only place i could go . the blood brothers spent the final days before the boxing match doing anything to calm their nerves . they were probably having dinner right now . `` i 'd love to see you pull it off , '' i teased . his fingers were long and strong-looking . her voice was nearer to normal . and this girl was doing nothing to help it . 