‘Mavis, just take twelve from fourteen. You get two.’
‘You said 1400 hours so you remove 1200, leaving 200. You can’t ignore the zeroes. Otherwise why have them in the time? Or you take twelve from 1400 leaving 1388 - nonsense!’
‘You’re here now. You like one number - your age.’
‘I only add one with age. I’m lucky to be 90.’
‘Yes. We survived the war. Now for a pleasing time - time for tea and chocolate cake!’