I meant what I said to him. I really did have a good a good time

Isabel and Thami are left together as they pack up their school bags. They talk about Mr. M; Isabel says "He's wonderful" (p.13) but Thami will only say "He's okay" (p.13). Isabel says that she had a good time and admits that she wasn't expecting it; Thami agrees, and Isabel prompts that this is because he's never debated against a girl before. Isabel describes the great feeling of debating freely, rather than the stuffy way they do it at her school.