"I like to learn all I can."
"How much schooling have you had?"
"I'm ready for college."
Miss MacVane turned all the way round in her chair.
"Are you going to college?" she demanded. Her voice expressed not so much surprise as defiance; she seemed to dare Ellen to go to college.
"I hope to."
"When?"
"In the fall."
"Well, of all things!" The weak eyes sparkled. "Now if you want any advice, you come to me. I know all the ropes. No registrar can tell me what course I want or don't want, nor can any boarding-house creature charge me three prices."