Two wizened old-timers turned up, claiming to be the school’s auditors who were investigating a missing £700,000 on behalf of the government.  Janice sat them outside the head’s study where they promptly fell asleep.

At 12.30 I woke up the auditors for lunch.  I wondered what the link was between wizened and wizards.  Not to mention witches – a topic which now dominates the local news.  Lots of worthies on radio and in the paper saying that we need to stop this nonsense now and two clerics wandering around decontaminating buildings with holy water.  I wonder what else we can make up?

A hubbub in the office.  It appears that the bursar has opened the safe (an interesting point – none of us thought he knew the combination) and found last week’s dinner money still in its envelopes (apart from payments from families that think it highly amusing not to use the official system and who simply drop money in the box without any indication who it is from).  Demands for explanations were made as to why the money had not been checked, entered, cross-checked, bank-booked and banked. 

“Cashless catering,” we said in unison. 

This woke up the auditor-wizards who entered the room and promptly set about counting the dinner money.   I watched them carefully.  It appeared that after a few seconds the money was moving by itself.

At 2pm we saw the deputy head enter the bursar’s office. 

Havoc-Blythe dropped by to inform me that Cosi Fan Tutti was being performed tonight and would I care to attend with him.  I said I was going dancing.   

So now I have to.   Blinky Allthorpe said she fancied coming along so at least I have an ally.