"Mmm, guess not," mused Nicholas. "Justaswell, in this case. Me, I never bought into the 'it's only your name if we write it down in queen's book' business. 's my name is I say so, yknow? An mebbe..."

That followed on another long, lazy stretch. Something that sounded like a yawn besides, though there was no movement to match.

"I get to pick? Ammirite? Mebbe I dun want somethin half a league long."