Alice, sitting on your bed with the pamplet still in her hands, looked at you with a puzzled look.
"Are you sure about it?" she asked with more than a note of disbelief in her voice.
"Of course, it's a great college with lots of activities and job opportunities. And then the other options are all worse."
"But ... but ..."
"Think about it, with my grades I can't get a scholarship, I don't have the money to pay a tuition too high..."
"I know but..."
"Look at all the possibilities ... sports activities ... excellent courses ... no fees ... comfortable dorms."
"All very nice, but ..."
"But ... but ... but ... give me a good reason why I shouldn't go!"
"MAYBE BECAUSE YOU ARE MALE, DANIEL ?!"