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Can you shed any light on his speech impediment? Is he supposed to come across as purely silly, or as the sort of silly-but-aristocratic that you see in the British royal family with similar speech patterns around the turn of the 20th century?

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I think it is to each reader their own interpretation. I find it endearing and relatable, perhaps because I've always struggled with my Rs. So it doesn't strike me as silly, just one of those things that people have. A bit like Liza's downy lip or Bilibin's wrinkles, it's just a realistic description of the diversity of people. Those are my thoughts anyway.

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I like that way of looking at it!

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