"Noone involved deserves to loose their jobs," said Vimes. He looked at the candle. "Except possibly me," he added.
He stopped at the doorway and turned. "and if you ever want candle-ends, we've always got lots at the Watch House. Nobby'll have to start buying cooking fat like everyone else."
-from Feet of Clay, a book in the Discworld seiries by Terry Pratchett