"And do they stare at you with rapt eyes and open ears?" she teased, because she liked this man. She had decided, and once she made up her mind, it was a set thing, unwavering. "Teenagers are stubborn by definition. I know, I was at the top of my class when it came to being a teenager. I'd vow no one has out-teenaged me ever since. Ah, memories."
"Were you very well behaved in your youth, professor? Or did you sneak out past curfew and slip your hand under the skirts of giggling girls?"