Brings to mind the story about the vicar who lost his bike! ( no reflection on your good character Basil)
Let me know if anyone hasn't heard it.
I haven't so do tell please
The vicar couldn't find his bike, and suspected that it had been stolen.
This upset him, so he consulted his church warden about how to recover it.
"The old vicar used to do a sermon about the 10 commandments, and lay it on thick about stealing." "Things seemed to turn up after that."
The next Sunday the sermon was delivered.
"The old vicar used to lay it on more about stealing>" said the church warden. "I'm not sure that will do the trick."
"That's ok", said the vicar, "I got as far as "though shalt not commit adultery" and I remembered where I'd left the bike."