`` then she recommended that i tell you '' -he nodded toward paul- '' to redo your outline , within the limits of the assignment , before monday 's class for a chance to improve your grade from a c to an b , and to give you '' -he looked at me- '' a c and tell you to redo your outline before monday to keep it from being an f. '' paul 's mouth made a round shape that i 'm sure he was n't aware of .