‘I, er…’ Ponder felt the eyes of the wizards on him. ‘I-’ He stopped. ‘It was a lucky guess, sir.’
The wizards relaxed. They were extremely uneasy with cleverness, but lucky guessing was what being a wizard was all about.
‘Well done, that man,’ said Ridcully, nodding. ‘Wipe your forehead, Mr Stibbons, you’ve got away with it again.' (LC)