Which part was the cover line of your report cards - delicious? What inappropriate teachers you had.

[ He gives a wistful little sigh, and grabs another berry. Strange things. Half sweet, half bitter. Rather like Prior himself, now that By thinks about it. ]

But no, naturally they didn't. You don't use this sort of exercise to find out intentions. You use it to find out about pasts, sordid and otherwise. About character. About who you can trust to chatter and who you can trust not to chatter.