`` i realize now why father spared me . `` no meat , '' she said with more emphasis than was precisely needed . his attention was focused on the other end of the corridor . i can leave now , try to meet you through the forest . i could n't concentrate on helping my friends trapped inside the stadium if i was worrying about my sister and nephew . the stairs are so narrow we have to squeeze up in single file because people are coming down in the opposite direction , empty beer cups in hand . 