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Love Story part 2

Oh dear, I thought. A clever Radcliffe girl. I can usually

make girls like her feel very small. But I needed that damn

book, so I had to be polite.

'Listen, I need that damn book.'

'Don't speak like that to a lady, Preppie.'

'Why are you so sure that I went to prep school?'

She took off her glasses. 'You look stupid and rich,' she

said.

'You're wrong,' I said. 'I'm actually clever and poor.'

'Oh no, Preppie,' she said. 'I'm clever and poor.'

She was looking straight at me. All right, she had pretty

brown eyes; and OK, perhaps I looked rich. But I don't let

anyone call me stupid.

'What makes you so clever?' I asked.

'I'm not going to go for coffee with you,' she said.

'Listen - I'm not going to ask you!'

'That', she said, 'is what makes you stupid.'

Let me explain why I took her for coffee. I got the book

that I wanted, didn't I? And she couldn't leave the library

until closing time. So I was able to study the book for a good

long time. I got an A in my exam the next day.

I gave the girl's legs an A too, when she came out from

behind the library desk. We went to a coffee shop and I

ordered coffee for both of us.

'I'm Jennifer Cavilleri,' she said. 'I'm American, but my

family came from Italy. I'm studying music'

'My name is Oliver,' I said.

'Is that your first or your last name?' she asked.

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