similar to the para-legal going to his senior partner in very early December and asking for next Tuesday off as it was his Aunt's funeral. "sure, a nephew should attend, of course you can."
The following Tueday happened to be the Oxford/Cambridge match at Twickers and the senior partner, being a Dark Blue, went to the match and being a senior partner, was in the 'corporate hostility' suites. He sees his para walking in to the arena to go to his seat.
Next morning he calls the para in - "How did the funeral go?"
"One of those sad affairs but a good send off was had."
"I gather she was a very popular woman - what with over fifty thousand at the funeral."