"Then don't needle him about it, Sven," Jubal said brusquely. "If Stinky gets more mileage out of his sins by regretting them, that's his business.  My own regretter burned out from overload during the market crash in '29 and I've never replaced it - and that's my business.  To each his own.  How about victuals, Stinky?  Anne probably stuffed a ham into one of those hampers - and there might be other unclean items not as clearly recognizable.  Shall I check?"