"I might if I knew who he was," he says, "but I don't expect I'd agree with him, so." He does rack his brains briefly for anyone of that name at the Gallows during his tenure, wondering if it's someone he should recall--he doesn't remember names well, when it's from that long ago, and he gives up after a moment.

"When was the last time you tried to learn how a new thing worked? And how long did you try at it?"