"Damn!" Penelope couldn't help but curse. The driver walked in and asked her, "Are you ready to go? Or will you be late?"

"You'll take me to school?" Penelope was surprised.

"Yes." At least he wasn't completely heartless! Penelope smiled, grabbed her bag, and hopped into the car.

Once she arrived at class, Penelope realized she couldn't keep up. She was familiar with William Shakespeare and Percy Bysshe Shelley, but who was George Eliot?

The professor referenced numerous classics during the lecture, and the other students were engrossed, laughing along. Penelope, on the other hand, felt completely lost, as if she were listening to a stuck cassette tape.

"Penelope, here's...