"People say different things, Your Grace. One says he turned away for a moment, and someone stole the ham from

"People say different things, Your Grace. One says he turned away for a moment, and someone stole the ham from his table! Another one is missing his sausages. A third one says someone locked all his hens in the attic, and ate all their eggs — raw! So far I haven't noticed anything missing around here. Knock on wood. Knock-knock..."