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Felix Catt is a typical resident of Siberia Avenue, Surbiton.

He looks gloomy, but in fact he is quite happy, and he leads a quiet life in this suburb of London. His wife Gertie looks after him carefully; she cleans the house regulaly, and feeds him daily on well cooked meat and tinned vegetables. There is always a supply of fresh water for his whisky, and plenty of carpet space for putting practice, so he is very comfortable and content with suburban life.

Felix is very fond of his old dog, Sam. They go for walks together on Sundays. Today he is taking Sam to the local vet, because he is afraid that he is going blind. However, the vet is confident of curing him by means of a small operation. He is giving Sam an injection before operating on him, so that he will sleep peacefully the whole time and not feel any pain. There is even a pretty nurse standing by to comfort Sam in case he feels unhappy and lonely in the strange surroundings.

In general, both Felix and Sam think that they don't have a bad life, and they have no desire to change it for anything more adventurous.

Susan How have your two sons been doing at school lately, Andy?
Andy Terrible! James never starts working, and Malcolm never stops working.
Susan You're joking, of course. I hear that Malcolm is likely to win all the prizes in the exams this year.
Andy Yes, so his teachers say. But he deserves to do well. He's always been so conscientious and hard-working, and he's been slaving at his books every evening for months on end recently. He wants to go to Oxford University next year.
Susan Maybe he'll become a university lecturer himself eventually.
Andy Maybe. But I think he studies too hard; I sometimes wish he'd go out and enjoy himself for a change.
Susan Yes... What about the younger one?
Andy Well, James' teachers say that he has ability, but that he's too inconsistent and that he rarely does his best. In other words, he's not bad when he makes an effort, but he's too idle. He couldn't care less about exams. He does his homework in ten minutes every evening and then rushes out to play tennis.

Malcolm What did you think of the exams, Pete? I reckon they were dead easy.
Pete Maybe they were easy enough for you but they were much too hard for me.
Malcom Oh, come on. You've probably done better than you think.
Pete No, I'm dead certain I've failed in Latin, and most likely in French and History too. Thank goodness it's all over though. We can forget about it now - at least until the rest-fits come out.
Malcolm Yes. Now I can get on with reading all the books I've been wanting to read for months, but haven't had time for.
Pete What! ...Well, it's up to you, I suppose, but I've had enough of reading; I'm not going to open another book for months. Don't you think we all deserve a break?
Malcolm Well, yes... I'll take a day or two off perhaps. And I think I'll come to Bob's sister's party tomorrow night. But if I'm going to university in October, I'll have to get down to some serious work again pretty soon.
Pete I've got to get through the A level exams first. I'll worry about university if and when I ever get there.