"Neither did I," he shrugged. "I think I laughed until I cried when I found out. Then stopped when nothing changed." He shook his head, hands open in surrender. "I didn't ever get much of a textbook education, dis has been skin-of-de-teeth kind of thing."
He grinned and nodded. "Fame, it ain't dat great. Living comfortably in de manner dat pleases you? Well, dat's another thing entirely." He tipped his head and grinned. "Ahh, de Arms. Et just how famous are you dere?"