And they let the University be run by mere boys now.

They would have been mere boys when you were put there.

Maybe you don't want to be looked after by a mere boy.

A mere boy of 18 years old, who looked quite determined.

There are hundreds of mere boys on Earth facing death this moment.

The only one of you strong enough to stand up to us a mere boy.

But would the man have listened to a mere boy?

Admit you want more than a mere boy can offer.

How could she tell a mere boy what had happened?

Of course, he was the first man who'd looked at her; all the others had been mere boys.