(The Doctor tries Camilla's throne, then Zargo's.)
DOCTOR:
Oh yes, this is much more comfortable.
What were those Hydrax officers called?
ROMANA:
Captain Miles Sharkey,
Navigation Officer Lauren MacMillan,
Science Officer Anthony O'Connor.
DOCTOR:
That's very good.
Have you ever heard of the Brothers Grimm?
ROMANA:
This is no time for fairy tales.
DOCTOR:
They also discovered the Law of Consonantal Shift.
How language changes over the years.
ROMANA:
You mean the hard sounds softening,
B's becoming V's and so on?
DOCTOR:
Hmm.
ROMANA:
Camilla, Aukon and Zargo.
Wait a minute.
Sharkey,
Zharkey,
Zarkey,
Zar,
Zargo.
The same name passed down through generations.
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