Jonathan Reid stood in front of the assembly, and gazed out as if examining them. He then looked at the lectern, and patted his pockets, delving in to produce a crumpled piece of paper. This he smoothed out and left on the top, before digging into his inside pocket for his glasses.
Jay closed his eyes, opened them after a few seconds to look directly at Dean, and mouthed, “All an act.” For some peculiar reason, his father thought the doddery performance would produce laughs and tie in with his speech, the draft of which Jay had seen and attempted to talk him out of.
“On behalf of us Reids, we first want to thank you for taking time out of busy schedules to join us today, and for those who’ve stayed overnight, we hope it’s been money we’ve well spent.”
A few titters ensued but as many co
