Cheat? Good heavens, this is an amateur cricket match amongst leading prep schools, I'm an Englishman and a schoolmaster supposedly setting an example to his young charges. We are playing the most artistic and beautiful game ever devised. Of course I'll cunting well cheat. Now, give me my robe and put on my crown. I have immortal longings in me.Stephen Fry
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It's the first day of school, and the English master is having trouble getting his students to sit still. He's fast approaching his breaking point when he looks out the window and sees the other master cheating at cricket. The master has taken it upon himself to be an example of what a proper schoolmaster should be. He's about to show these young men that cheating is not only justified but admirable.
Source: The Liar
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