Dad also laughed, holding out two of the teddy-bears as if to stave Barney off. "Hold up there, lad. I ain't a cattle-rustler. Ain't like we had to pay for these anyways, so it'd be criminal to charge you. Carnival's practically givin' 'em away. Why don'tcha introduce us to your lil lady, eh? We've got a lotta teddy-bears to adopt out today, don't we, Ghast?"

He winked at the tailor and then spread His arms at Valkryie with a tiny bow. "And you, of course, are welcome to adopt one too, Missy. Just gotta keep one in reserve, is all."