our $AUTOLOAD; sub AUTOLOAD { my( $self )= shift @_; my( $class, $method )= $AUTOLOAD =~ /^(.+)(?:'|::)(.+)$/ or die "Invalid method name: $AUTOLOAD"; return if 'DESTROY' eq $method; die "Can't call internal method, $method, via ", __PACKAGE__, $/ if $method =~ /^_/; return $self->{whatever}->$method( @_ ); }