"Yes--I forget all the rest," muttered Grif. "Where's Ally?"
"One moment! You swear to this?"
"I kisses the Bible on it."
"Can you sign your name?"
"I can't write. I can only read large letters on the walls."
"What is your name?"
"Grif."
"But your other name?"
"I never had no other. I'm Grif, that's what I am!
"Raise him, Nicholas, and let him put a cross here."