`` one thing i know that i did n't learn in school is that the longer you play the harder it will be for you to maintain concentration . it 's the first real present he 's gotten for me . at the time , it had seemed too formal a thing to do . he quickly recovered and responded to her , trying his best to remember what all had happened . his dad said , a little too loudly . fist-fights and hunting could hardly compare . let me see if we have anyone available . '' 