Cygnus,

That wife of yours is pregnant -- she ought to be use to the feeling by now, this being her second and all. How many more are you two planning on popping out anyway and this one, is this one a boy at least?

She is well enough off, though I doubt it will last.

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Alphard,

I am not sure, you of the unceasing bachelorhood. One, two more? There will be a son eventually. In the meantime, you and Father can help me decide exactly what masculine Black name to recycle while we go over a list of proper eligible women for you. Yes?

You're just saying that because you're sore that she can out-drink you, I'm sure.

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Cygnus,

I need no list, I can tell you now I'm not interested in any of them and would prefer to stick with being eligible myself. You can never tell which dashing young lady I might run into next -- telling her I'm engaged to some woman I barely know, and care very little about, is such a turn off. For the both of us.

Anyway, yes. Names. Does it really matter which you choose? There are several decent ones: Sirius, Regulus, Arcturus. Did you have one in mind?

And brother, you ought to know by now that no woman could ever out drink me. Irish or not.

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Alphard,

But these dashing young ladies, couldn't they be eligible? Besides, I would like to be an uncle, especially to your spawn. I think you just like your eligibility too much.

Sirius Arcturus, actually.

Careful. Bragging never did anyone much good.

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Cygnus,

Well of course they're eligible, but I don't want to have to stick with one or the other! I like keeping my options open, darling brother, and you know you'll be Uncle soon enough with Orion and Walburga going at it the way that they do -- sooner than you imagine, I think.

Sirius Arcturus? I like that, it'd suit your son.

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