"Oh yes. Poor Tom and George," Ellie used the character's christian names, despite the utterly foreign setting of a rich boy's school. Tom and George were also normal names. "They were young like me. I 'ated that bully Flashman. I was glad that he got in trouble." At the question if the book was only for boys... Ellie's brow arched. Was it? "Well, it might be just for boys, but Miss Christine said I could to practice."