Badly repressed giggles go blatantly ignored as Childermass goes on to, unfortunately (or maybe not, since the idea of dragging Vinculus along is horrifying in itself), give his head a shake.

"I do not," he admits. "I left it behind, safe and drunk in the care of the other magicians." Yes, that's right, not safe and sound. Safe and drunk. Because that man is anything but sound. "Which is for the best, as I'd rather we not lose the book should something happen to me out here. At least that way they might be able to figure it out if I fail to bring a translation key back."