diff --git a/README.rdoc b/README.rdoc
index 1eb30d7..dba774f 100644
--- a/README.rdoc
+++ b/README.rdoc
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ Embed the V8 Javascript interpreter into Ruby.
   
 # evaluate some simple javascript
 
+  V8.eval("7 * 6") #=> 42
+
+# embed values into the scope of your context
+
   V8::Context.open do |cxt|
     cxt['foo'] = "bar"
     cxt.eval('foo') # => "bar"
diff --git a/lib/v8/context.rb b/lib/v8/context.rb
index bd5a7ba..c1c5a07 100644
--- a/lib/v8/context.rb
+++ b/lib/v8/context.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-module V8
+require 'stringio'
+
+module V8  
   class Context    
     def initialize(opts = {})      
       @native = C::Context.new(opts[:with])
@@ -46,7 +48,15 @@ module V8
     
     def self.open(opts = {}, &block)
       new(opts).open(&block)
-    end    
+    end
+    
+    def self.eval(source)
+      new.eval(source)
+    end
+    
+    def V8.eval(*args)
+      V8::Context.eval(*args)
+    end
   end
   
   class ContextError < StandardError