Barry put his hand on his heart, pretending to sigh in relief. "Well, thank goodness for that" he said. "I wasn't exactly his favourite student, if you know what I mean!" he added, giving an affected little shudder.
He raised his eyebrows at the Italian woman's slowly vanishing back. "I think I can handle it" Barry mused, "though I've got to wonder what she'd do if someone disagreed with her!" He had his own experiences with slightly domineering women, of course.