Sir? Only time he'd ever been called sir for serious was when he was in the dock, an' he hadn't thought much of it then, except was a lark it all was. That was before the ship, of course, but it still was daft to think back on it.

There's a blink at her words, looking to the empty air as if there should be something there. Husband? Only one person she'd ever call that, an' there's no way he was there. Nah, Dodger knew you'd never miss the sight of Sikes if he was hulking around the place.

"Oh, come off it, Nance," he says, grinning wide. "It's me! Can't tell me you don't recognise your old Dodger, surely?"