‘My name is Bastian,’ said the boy. ‘Bastian Balthazar Bux.’ ‘That’s a rather odd name,’ the man grumbled. ‘All those Bs. Oh well, you can’t help it. You didn’t choose it. My name is Carl Conrad Coreander.’ ‘That makes three Cs.’ ‘Hmm,’ the man grumbled. ‘Quite right.’
