No it don't, but perhaps I'm a curious man like you. I've known many men who'll stick their oar in about one thing or another, but won't muck in when their names are called. Perhaps I'm curious to see how many folk round here would measure up with those I've been parted from.

[He'd never say out loud how much he could do with having Thatch around, or Adé or Mary to call friend through this.]