The Encirclement

‘The guy can see photographs!’ said Teleki to his agent. ‘He’s a complete fraud!’

‘Why didn’t you say anything at the lecture?’

‘I did! But nobody could hear me! They were too busy applauding!’

His agent shrugged. ‘Maybe he saw the photograph before he went blind. Maybe somebody described it to him.’

‘Come off it,’ Teleki said.

‘So how come he knows so much about you, then?’

‘He doesn’t know anything about me! All that stuff…he’s lying!’

The agent looked at him with a raised eyebrow.

‘What? You believe him now, too?’

‘The only thing I believe in is sales,’ replied the agent, recovering quickly. ‘And sales are excellent,’ he said. ‘How would you feel about playing in bigger venues?’

‘I’m not “playing”! I’m trying to inform people, to teach them something!’