"And Emmy and the baby?"
"Remarkably well. Emmy has had him christened. I wanted him to be called after you. Zoroaster was the only man's name I could think of, but she did not like it, and so she called it Octavius after me. Also Oldrieve after the family, and William."
"Why William?"
"After Pitt," said Septimus in the tone of a man who gives the obvious answer.
She halted for a moment, perplexed.
"Pitt?"
"Yes; the great statesman. He's going to be a member of Parliament, you know."
"Oh," said Zora, moving slowly on.
"His mother says it's after the lame donkey on the common. We used to call it William. He hasn't changed a bit since you left."
"So the baby's full name is—" said Zora, ignoring the donkey.