Apologizing
“Oh! Are you really a mind-reader?”
“Yes! I am.”
“Then I hope you aren’t offended. I didn’t mean what I thought about you.”
Denied the Privilege
The Child: “Mother! Did you buy a ticket for me?”
The Mother: “No, dear! They don’t charge for little boys.”
The Child: “Is that ’cos we’re too little to reach the straps?”