[None of that is familiar-- though he can infer "computer" as something that computes, and "adding machine" as something that adds-- until he comes up with "Babbage engine", at which point Lyall brightens.]

Oh, yes, I have read the papers no those! The design is genius, and I believe the local vampire hive actually has one on display. It really was a shame he never took to the bite. Keeping a mind like that around would have been fascinating. You mean those become a more functional device?

[He pauses and looks around, realizing suddenly that all of this might have come from Babbage engines. He's a quick study.]

Oh my.