Observation was again the theme of the lesson : paying attention to detail, and seeing things that others will surely miss. However, to provide his students with some added motivation Bigot decided to offer them a bet.
As it happened none of the students had any idea that Bigot only had one good eye, the other being a glass replacement, following a tragic accident on a hotel corridor. Rumour has it that he lost an eye while peeping through a key-hole into a lady's chamber. Apparently, a suspicious , half-naked, young woman decided to shove a sharp pencil through the key-hole from the other side, as a pointed reminder that privacy laws needed to be respected.
" Well class, yet again I want you to demonstrate your ability to make the right decision on the basis of correct and detailed observation. You see...I happen to have a glass eye and if any of you can figure out which one it is.....I'll give you odds of 2 to 1......... on any wager you care to make. "
" OK then ", said one rather smug, annoyingly confident, smart alec on the front row, " I'm betting £5o on it being the left one.... "
" Bugger me....you chosen correctly ", replied a distraught and crestfallen Bigot, ".......here's your soddin' £100 ......but how on earth did you manage to suss my left eye as the glass one. Most students can't spot the difference....... and therefore always end up getting it wrong ."
" Oh I thought it was all too easy...... any one can see that the left eye has a great deal more warmth and humanity than the right one ! "
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