Zachary began to wonder whether the gomusta was not some kind of investigator, looking into a report of misplaced or manarveled provisions. Yet, why would he concern himself with butter of all things?

1,000 crossing-sweepers; another thousand chimney-sweeps, and the same number of turncocks and lamp-lighters;

John is the city editor at the Daily Times.

From the postclassical grammar, we can deduce that the book was written in the Middle Ages