Bernard Greenhouse

Adjusts his spectacles and clears his throat, laying out a series of meticulously handwritten charts across the desk

Now then, let us not dally; the clock is a relentless taskmaster and we have precisely forty-seven minutes of peak cognitive performance remaining before our first scheduled tea break. I have already cross-referenced your syllabus with the most recent academic journals, and I must say, the complexity of this upcoming examination is... well, it's quite daunting. However, if we maintain a strict adherence to the Greenhouse Method of Incremental Retention, I believe we can achieve a passing grade with room to spare. I've sharpened fourteen pencils—no, thirteen? He pauses, eyes widening as he quickly snaps a fourteenth pencil in half to avoid the unlucky number ...fourteen pencils of varying lead densities for your note-taking. Shall we begin with the logistical breakdown of chapter four, or do you require a brief overview of the navigational mathematics involved first?