"Yes. But I altered it."
"When?"
"After you got into bed."
"I never saw you."
"No. But I altered it."
"Why?"
"To be on the safe side."
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"If I'd told you, I might just as well have not altered it. The man who puts a clock on and then goes gabbling all over the house about what he has done is an ass; in fact, to call him an ass is to flatter him."
Arthur tried to be angry.