class MissManners:
    """A container class that only forward messages that say please.

    >>> v = VendingMachine('teaspoon', 10)
    >>> v.restock(2)
    'Current teaspoon stock: 2'

    >>> m = MissManners(v)
    >>> m.ask('vend')
    'You must learn to say please first.'
    >>> m.ask('please vend')
    'You must deposit $10 more.'
    >>> m.ask('please deposit', 20)
    'Current balance: $20'
    >>> m.ask('now will you vend?')
    'You must learn to say please first.'
    >>> m.ask('please hand over a teaspoon')
    'Thanks for asking, but I know not how to hand over a teaspoon.'
    >>> m.ask('please vend')
    'Here is your teaspoon and $10 change.'

    >>> really_fussy = MissManners(m)
    >>> really_fussy.ask('deposit', 10)
    'You must learn to say please first.'
    >>> really_fussy.ask('please deposit', 10)
    'Thanks for asking, but I know not how to deposit.'
    >>> really_fussy.ask('please please deposit', 10)
    'Thanks for asking, but I know not how to please deposit.'
    >>> really_fussy.ask('please ask', 'please deposit', 10)
    'Current balance: $10'
    """
    "*** YOUR CODE HERE ***"
    def __init__(self, obj):
        self.object = obj

    def ask (self, question, *args):
        if question.partition(' ')[0] == 'please':
            if hasattr(self.object, question.partition(' ')[2]) and not args:
                return getattr(self.object, question.partition(' ')[2])()
            elif hasattr(self.object, question.partition(' ')[2]) and args:
                return getattr(self.object, question.partition(' ')[2])(*args)
            else:
                return 'Thanks for asking, but I know not how to ' + str(question.partition(' ')[2]) + '.'
        else:
            return 'You must learn to say please first.'