must be very clever,’ he said, his tone one of mild amusement rather than conviction. Was he making fun of her?
‘Are you?’ she squeaked.
He laughed easily at this. ‘With humility comes wisdom. In that sense, I hope I have insight.’
She blushed, tongue-tied by confusion and said at last, ‘I … I meant are you a first year?’ And then she blushed again at the stupidity of her question while Oren looked on, his thin closed lips almost smiling. He was too old to be a first year; he must be a mature student, or a lecturer even. ‘So, what are you doing? I mean studying? If you’re a student, that is …’ Her voice trailed away and she looked at the floor, wishing it would open up and swallow her whole. Not only was she stupid, she could hardly string a coherent sentence together.
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