"The twos were a snap; the fours came easy, but the threes and sevens were almost more than he could handle. She, on the other hand, found them all a breeze and helped him with the tough ones whenever she could spare the time. When it came time to prove themselves she, of course, impressed everyone there. He, on the other hand, was politely asked to go back and work just a little harder on his three’s, five’s, sixes, sevens, and nines."