Miss McMillan smiled when Mister Ray agreed to help her with her studies. The girl took a look at the cover and nodded. "I shall do so, sir. And I am sure I will have enough questions to fill out a few hours of your time." When the tutor mentioned that the author's intention was to be accessible to a wider range of literate men, the girl showed a somewhat malicious smile. "But not literate women", she corrected, shaking her head lightly for a moment.<br/><br/>At Mister Ray's suggestion that a work of fiction could hold her interest more, the girl smiled one more time. "Fiction is boring. Reality is where the really interesting things are, sir." This statement was made with a straight face, as the young woman tried not to let anything less than proper transpire from her expression.<br/><br/>Expression which changed completely when she heard footsteps. "Oh, no.", she murmured. "Father is home, I suppose."