Peter had not.
“Know the date of Magna Carta?”
Peter did not. “It was under John,” he said.
“I wanted the date,” said Mr. Mainwearing. “What’s the capital of Bulgaria?”
Peter did not know.
“Know any French irregular verbs?”
Peter said he didn’t.
“Got to begin at the beginning,” said Mr. Mainwearing. “Got your outfit?”
“We’ve just seen to that,” said Mr. Grimes. “There’s one or two things I’d like to say to you—”
He glanced at Peter.