"Oh, all right," Maya said. "But Mr. Forrester—"
He rolled over and looked at her while he began dressing. "I suppose it would be all right if you called me Bill," he said carefully.
"In class, too?"
Forrester shook his head. "No," he said. "Not in class."
"But what I wanted to ask—"
"Yes?" Forrester said.
"Mr.—Bill—do you think I'll pass Introductory World History?"
Forrester considered that question. There was certainly a wide variety of answers he could construct. When he had finished buttoning his shirt he had decided on one.
"I don't see why not," he said, "so long as you complete your assignments regularly."