[ Most of those words made some kind of sense so he's going to ignore the one—"British"— that doesn't. ]

How is that a good excuse? Wouldn't all thieves like to steal from the rich? They should have the best things.

[ He squints, an echo of his older self. ]

You aren't hungry, are you?

[ He'd heard of people stealing bread so they might eat, especially during the plague years a few summers back. Or in far west, during the wars. ]