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Standing before the class, he's an impressive figure: tall, old, always in the same grey suit with a wing collar, a bald head with a wreath of grey hair. Speaks a strange dialect, grumbles a lot, laughs a lot. Patient when you try, short-tempered when you're lazy.
Nine out of the ten children he calls on don't know the answer. Over and over again, he explains, describes and demonstrates how to arrive at a number below zero. He loves asking riddles, is fun to talk to after the lesson and used to be chairman of a large football club.