that's an easy answer and one she'll happily give him ("it pays"). she's a product of being brought up to work hard, and while there's a lot that's fascinating to her, she probably understands an eighth of everything he says. she'll work at trying to understand it though, so you just landed yourself the tutee you never asked for on subjects neither of them will ever be tested on. she probably can't keep up, but runs after him trying anyway. TOO HELPFUL