Hogfather2006

[Lord Downey is reviewing a previous assassination contract that Teatime carried out for him]

Lord Downey:
You nailed Sir George's dog to the ceiling.

Teatime:
I couldn't have it barking while I was working, sir.

Lord Downey:
Some people would have drugged it.

Teatime:
[mystified] Oh! But I definitely fulfilled the contract. I checked Sir George's breathing with a mirror, as instructed.

Lord Downey:
Apparently his head was several feet from his body at that point.

Teatime:
That was all right, wasn't it, sir?

Lord Downey:
It lacked... elegance.

Teatime:
I thank you, sir. I'm always happy to be corrected. I shall remember that... next time.