@Uricon2, it’s on Timmoth’s first day back at university after Christmas. He’s supposed to call Sally-Ray when he gets to campus because he’s getting forgetful, and has occasionally driven off for an hour in the wrong direction. This time he says he’s late calling her because he met another student on his course in the car lark and ‘she finally found the courage to ask me what I was doing in Cornwall and why I was on the course.’
Sally-Ray says she can’t believe no one’s asked him before and asks what he said.
He says ‘I stuck to the line we used on the path — that we’ve sold the house and I’m studying as part of a career move into teaching.’
To which Sally-Ray says (and this is comedy gold) ‘Not really a lie, just a half-truth, but you’ve said it now so she’ll tell everyone else. Can you keep it up?’
Timmoth (even more comedy gold): ‘Saves me having to explain how we lost the house and became homeless — it’s just easier. But now they probably think I’m an ultra-wealthy midlife having some sort of existential crisis.’
😀😀😀
I do agree that no one ever asked mature students to explain themselves when I was a student! And, I had a friend who used to teach at the Penryn campus. Assuming that’s where Timmoth was studying, there were loads of people from other places. No one would be wondering why someone with a midlands accent was there.
)Timmoth has excellent hair, it is true. And Sally-Ray is also very striking.)