Archie knew he'd heard of the Sanditon Resort, but he also couldn't pin it on a map nor picture it in his mind. It sounded fancy — most resorts were — but that still begged the question why they didn't like in a normal house like a normal family.
"Did your home get burnt to the ground? I've never heard of someone living in a resort before," he said, a little concerned for her well-being at the moment. She didn't look poor, but looks could be deceiving; maybe his mother wouldn't mind harboring a few homeless children during the summer if she had lost her home. (Then again, the thought of subjecting his friends to his parents was as equally horrifying as the prospect of homelessness itself.)
"Did your home get burnt to the ground? I've never heard of someone living in a resort before," he said, a little concerned for her well-being at the moment. She didn't look poor, but looks could be deceiving; maybe his mother wouldn't mind harboring a few homeless children during the summer if she had lost her home. (Then again, the thought of subjecting his friends to his parents was as equally horrifying as the prospect of homelessness itself.)