Story

There was once a young man and he lent a large sum of fifty pounds to his friend so his friend could start up in business. When the time came that the young man wanted his money back he wasn’t sure how to get it back because he didn’t have it in writing and his friends honesty was somewhat to be desired. He was sitting at home and debating within himself what to do when his father caught sight of him looking slightly glum, so the young man told him the problem. The father said” I’ll tell you what, you send him a letter asking for the hundred pound he owes you and…”
The young man interrupted “but he only owes fifty.”
“Yes,” said the father “But ask him for a hundred and he will write back and say he only owed you fifty, and then you’ll have it in writing.”