August nodded. "But Lysander mostly spends his time with Mr. Pettigrew's children," he said, because his siblings with children tended to be the crazy ones. Well, Lysander spent a lot of time with Leo, too, but it was best not to get into the Elsbeth Situation with a friendly acquaintance.

"I'm talking too much about myself, though," August said, "Tell me something about your childhood. If you don't mind, of course."

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