Prise de Fer
By A.R. Moler
prise de fer : Taking the blade; an engagement of the blades that forces the opponent’s weapon into a new line.
—The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language
Thirty-seven analytical chemistry exams later, Dr. Simon Randall’s headache was reaching migraine proportions. He swiveled his chair to face the computer on the other half of his L-shaped desk. The time code at the bottom of the screen read 1:27 A.M. Students might have to study for some really brutal exams, but grading them sucked just as bad. The small liberal arts college Simon taught for favored exams that were not simply multiple choice. No just stuffing the strips of papers through the Scantron. He had just begun entering the exams grades into a spreadsheet when a soft knock jarred him
