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A census! His jaw dropped and his eyes bulged slightly at the idea. He stroked at his beard as he often did while coming to terms with something new.
"Ah, well now. That's an interesting suggestion of yours, indeed." He searched frantically for ways of avoiding the work that such a suggestion might entail. He tugged on the beard and frowned.
"So, what is it then that yer has in mind? Will take quite some time to complete such an undertaking and I don't know as we have the people to do it. I mean, I'm sure that we can, but isn't there another way to do it?"
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