A more normal young gentleman might've made some comment in the affirmation, or at least a noise of agreement — for Clue did see merit in her summation of Master Pavesio. The pursuit of knowledge was clearly his way, but to what end nobody knew.

He let a silence linger for a while as he stared coldly at the warmly distracted Master, then blinked his gaze back to Miss Fraser. "You're wrong, by the way. About the link between wealth and power. The most powerful people I've ever known have also been the poorest."

Mr Hatchet, Mrs Spragg... those boys on the street...