"Implicitly," Watson said, glowingly. He set the pot of water on the stove and turned to the fridge to find some eggs. "Possibly not in matters culinary," he teased, "but I think I can extend some trust in your direction."

Boiling an egg seemed straightforward on the face of it, but come to think of it, he hadn't any idea how long to boil it, and that seemed fairly key. He thought he had seen something helpful about this particular problem in the cookbook-for-beginners he'd claimed from the library. Fortunately he had left that on the counter, so he soon was flipping pages to consult it.