| Alan: | Once it gets to this point there are only two ways out: tell the truth and apologise, or tell a lie and hope for the best. Which would you do? Let’s try the first method – telling the truth and apologising – and see what happens. |
| Mr. Smedley: | Well, Alan? |
| Alan: | The truth. Well you see Mr. Smedley, I found your lesson so unbelievably that I couldn’t concentrate on a single word you were saying, so I started to daydream and I imagined that you were a werewolf and you were about to attack Melissa Brown. I’m terribly sorry sir… |
| Mr. Smedley: | What??!!!! |
| Alan: | So that’s the first method. Effective, do you think? I prefer the second method: tell a ie and hope for the best. Well you see Mr. Smedley, I was absolutely fascinated by what you were saying about – er – about what you were talking about. I’ve got a book about it, and I’ve read it from cover to cover. You must let me tell you about it some time, sir. |
| Mr. Smedley: | Splendid Alan, splendid. Well done. |